If you're still using Java, then you know that updating it is vital given the large number of vulnerabilities that plague the software. You also know that you've had ...

<b>commentary</b> A widely used online game and longtime Java ally is ditching Oracle's security-plagued programming technology. Your move, Minecraft. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

There are a lot of reason not to use Java—but here’s one more to add to the list. The latest release of Oracle’s ubiquitous software now also dumps a load of crapware on to your Mac. Java has long ...

Remember the Ask search engine? Oracle sure does—and by extension, so do Java users. Oracle has taken the practice of bundling useless add-ons and toolbars with legitimate software to new heights ...

There’s been a tectonic shift in open source land, as IBM throws its weight behind Oracle’s OpenJDK and its Java Community Process. It’s backing away from the Apache Software Foundation’s Harmony ...

Having to learn Java as a programming language if you've never coded in your life might seem insurmountable for many, and Stanford University seems to agree, as it moves to JavaScript for its course.

Oracle plans to drop from Java its serialization feature that has been a thorn in the side when it comes to security. Also known as Java object serialization, the feature is used for encoding objects ...