Is there really a preference overall, does it matter. I'm going to be starting the programming section of my degree soon and need a new laptop as well. I just want to make sure I'm covered as far as ...

Problems with Oracle's Java 7 runtime may require OS X users to switch back to Java 6, but currently there is no direct means of doing so. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

Apple on Friday shipped an update to Java 6 for Mac users running OS X Snow Leopard, matching Oracle’s cadence for Java 7, which was patched the same day. Customers running OS X Lion or OS X Mountain ...

Apple updates Java for Mac OS X 10.6, but hints that it's winding down its support in future versions of the operating system. Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers Apple, HP, Dell, and other ...

Apple has disabled the Java 7 plugin on Macs through its OS X anti-malware system, in order to protect users from a potentially serious security issue. Apple's updated security measures block Java 7 ...

A freelance Java developer claims it took him only 30 days to build and launch a basic open source office suite that runs on multiple OSes. Called Joeffice, it works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux as ...