Apple blocks Java on Macs over security flaws; Apple's decision to block Mac computers from running programs that use Oracle's Java programming language has had some unintended consequences.

The blocks affect programs and online games that use Java in Web browsers. Oracle had no immediate comment on Apple's action. Among those Java users inconvenienced by the unannounced block was the ...

(CN) - An attempt to force arbitration in a dispute over the rights to Oracle's Java software is "improper and wasteful ... The preliminary injunction Armstrong granted Tuesday blocks Myriad from ...

Oracle gets to annoy IBM---and own Java---over a few pennies a share more than Big Blue was willing to pay. Oracle gets to kill MySQL. There's no way Ellison will let that open source database ...

The US Department of Homeland Security recommends disabling Java in web browsers because it has provided pathways for hackers to take control of computers that visit a website rigged with malicious ...

The uncertainty around Java shows no sign of abating as Apple blocks all versions of Java on OS 10.6 and above through its security applet, XProtect.

Early this morning Apple issued an update to its XProtect malware-handling system in OS X that updates the Web plug-in blacklist to include a more recent version of Oracle's Java plug-in.

Apple blocks Java on Macs due to vulnerabilities. Featurepics.com. Jan. 31, 2013, 2:31 PM EST. ... Oracle Corp., which owns Java, has issued updates that fix known vulnerabilities, ...