While we’re on the subject of improving Firefox performance (see yesterday’s post on clearing the Downloads list), let’s talk about old, outdated Java Consoles. Java, of course, is the programming ...

More details are emerging regarding a QuickTime/Java security flaw affecting Mac OS X discovered by Dino Dai Zovi at the CanSecWest conference. A Secunia report on ...

Using the latest versions of Java in Firefox MacFixIt reader Sam Sjogren notes a workaround that allows Firefox to use the latest Java releases from Apple, rather than being stuck at version 1.3.1: ...

Mozilla has made a change in Firefox that will block all of the older versions of Java that contain a critical vulnerability that’s being actively exploited. The decision to add these vulnerable ...

Mozilla has released a major new version of Firefox, which includes fixes for more than a dozen security vulnerabilities as well as an important change that makes all Java plugins click-to-play be ...

Mozilla is treating unpatched Java plugins as malware, blocking them from loading with Firefox to prevent malicious websites from exploiting a critical vulnerability.

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After more than two years on the back burner, Firefox has finally introduced click-to-play for all plug-ins, including Flash, Java, and Silverlight. Plug-ins are the single biggest cause of browser ...

Java SE 6 Update 10 was a significant release despite its version numbering indicating a minor release. Among other advancements, Java SE 6 Update 10 introduced the Next-Generation Java Plug-in for a ...

Conditions set out in Apple's iPhone SDK are dampening hopes of porting some highly valued applications to the handheld device — including interpreted code, programs within programs, and background ...

Mozilla is disabling the Java Development Toolkit plugin for Firefox users, in a bid to block attacks against a newly-discovered Java security hole that attackers have been exploiting of late to ...