A small degree of panic set in amongst the Java development community over the weekend, as Apple announced that they were “de-emphasizing” Java on the Mac OS. Being the Big Java Geek that I am, I ...

Apple has released an update for Java 6 on Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion. In July, Apple released an unusually prompt update for Java for Mac OS X, just one day after Oracle updated Java SE 6.

Java for Mac OS X 10.6 only supports Java 1.6, so Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 4 only includes 1.6.0_22. All Apple says about the updates is that they provide improved reliability, security, and ...

If you still use Java on your Mac, these security fixes are considered critical. I think the author here is missing a major point: Oracle is not issuing security fixes to Mac users. The key difference ...

Worried about Apple’s recent deprecation of Java under OS X, ending Apple’s own line of custom Java packages? Don’t be: Apple and Oracle have just announced that they will be partnering to bring the ...

New password monitoring service: The Apple team praises Swift for its high performance and better handling when switching from Java. Apple has switched its password monitoring service from Java to ...

I was thinking of buying a Mac Pro not too long ago -- I'm glad I didn't take that route. Without a supported JVM, I can't really use a Mac for more than websurfing ...

At WWDC, I shared a brief "yeah, what's that about?" moment with Apple's VP of Developer Relations, Ron Okamoto. The subject was Java, and we were wondering why Sun has never played the Mac for its ...