In the October 1996 article What is Java, Really?, Rudi Cilibrasi wrote the following in his introductory overview of Java: Most people view Java as the programming language of the Web. Though Java ...

Apple today released updated versions of Java 6 for OS X, bringing additional improvements to security, reliability, and compatibility. This is a standard update to Java 6, which is distributed by ...

Jeff Friesen puts the newer, faster applet to the test in this companion to his JavaWorld feature: “Are applets making a comeback?” Here you can get a short introduction to rich Internet applet ...

Researchers from the Polish firm Security Explorations have identified a serious vulnerability in the latest version of Java that completely bypasses the new security level Oracle recently introduced ...

Further pushing toward the idea of a plugin-free internet, Apple has issued an update to Java for OS X that removes the Java applet plugin. Attempting to use a Java applet through any OS X web browser ...

Security researchers have confirmed that the latest version of Oracle’s Java software framework is vulnerable to Web hacks that allow attackers to install malware on end users’ computers. “We have ...

A recently released update to Chrome has brought a plan to the forefront that has been brewing behind the scenes since 2013: the deprecation of NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface ...

Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability that affects the latest version of Java — Java 7 Update 6 — in order to infect computers with malware, according to researchers from security ...

I got a small applet that will not start running when I try it in my browser. I can run it with appletviewer but not with my IE 5.0.

Last November IFTTT, the popular web automation platform, introduced powerful applet tools to its Partner tier of users. The Partner tier was not designed for the average user though, and was ...