Java used to be deeply embedded in OS X, but in recent versions of the OS it's an optional install. Here is how to check to see if it is installed, and how to disable or remove it.

OS X has historically come with Java pre-installed, but even though it is optional in the latest version (OS X Lion), unfortunately once installed on a system there is no official way to uninstall it.

Pretty much every tech writer in the universe over the past couple of days has been weighing on how Google's Chrome OS announcement will affect their little corner of the world, and I am certainly ...

The SavaJE XE operating system is designed to deliver Java functionality to mobile communication architectures. The OS runs on the on the Compaq iPAQ architecture and can be ported to StrongARM, ...

Further, XP users will not be able install Java 8 on their machines without upgrading their operating systems. The misunderstanding, says Henrik Stahl, vicw president of product management in Oracle's ...

For the second time in two weeks, Apple pulled Java from its users` browsers via an update to its XProtect anti-spyware scanner. The decision, based on the series of security incidents involving Java, ...

Compatibility is the supreme priority. You have to be able to write to one (Java-based) phone, or server, or desktop and have (your code) run on all of them,” he said.