Updates are available through Apple Software Update or Apple Downloads. Malware that attacks Mac users may not have Java to kick around for much longer.

Oracle released Java SE 7 Update 4 this week, which finally gives Mac owners the means to receive critical Java security patches at the same time they're available for users of Windows and Linux ...

With the latest release of Java for the Mac, Oracle has begun bundling the Ask adware with default installations as well, changing homepages in the process. The unwelcome Ask extension shows up as ...

Mac OS 9’s Software Update control panel software notes that there’s a new version of Mac OS Runtime for Java in distribution. The new version, 2.2.5, can be downloaded and installed through ...

Security experts take sides over Java patching Security experts are split over whether Apple’s decision to hand over Java to an Oracle-backed open-source project is a good deal for Mac users.

This release includes Java 2 Platform Standard Edition versions 1.3.1_16 and 1.4.2_09. The update, which is over 40MB, is also available for direct download.

This is the standard quarterly update of Java 6 that Apple distributes, while customers looking for Java 7 should download straight from Oracle.

RefactorIT is a new Java refactoring tool that’s been customized for Mac usage and “works nicely” on Mac OS X, the application’s author, Oliver Wihler, told MacCentral.