Apple's block on Java blocks ad flow. By Lia Timson. Updated February 1, 2013 — 8.48pm first published at 3.53pm. Save. ... Apple has blocked Oracle's Java for the second time this year.

A patch for this was issued by Oracle on January 13, and Apple's XProtect plug-in update should ensure that Java users are running this latest, patched version.

An update to XProtect on OS X 10.6 has blocked Java entirely. Given the nature of XProtect and the standing security problems in Oracle’s product, it seems as of Apple has taken a stance on security.

OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) – An attempt to force arbitration in a dispute over the rights to Oracle’s Java software is “improper and wasteful,” a federal judge ruled. Myriad Group’s license to use Oracle’s ...

NEW YORK — Some Mac users were taken by surprise Thursday as their computers stopped running programs written using the Java programming language after Apple blocked Java due to security problems.

Oracle’s Java Management Service can shine a light on which versions of Java you’re running, what apps are running on them, and which installs are outdated.