Java

Apple Working To Patch Safari Data Leak Vulnerability

Oh dear, not so private. Webkit browser engine flaw has been leaking user ID and browser data since iOS 15…

3 years ago

Tech Industry Scrambles Over Log4j Vulnerability

Vulnerability found in Apache logging library Log4j exposes popular apps, websites and online services to attack and exploitation

3 years ago

Oracle’s Android Lawsuit Against Google Heard At US Supreme Court

Ten year old Android dispute is heard before highest court in the United States this week, as Oracle seeks ruling…

4 years ago

Study: Half Of All Developers Now Use JavaScript

But Google-backed Kotlin is fastest-growing language in percentage terms, while Python and Java continue to add developers at a steady…

5 years ago

Python Beats Java To No. 2 Spot On GitHub

Data science and AI help Python grow to the second most popular language on GitHub this year, while Google's Dart…

5 years ago

Microsoft Buys jClarity To Boost Java Performance On Azure

Acquisition is part of Microsoft's growing support for open source technologies on Azure, including Linux and Java

5 years ago

JavaScript Code Compromises Bitcoin Wallets

Popular JavaScript library injected with malicious code to steal coins from cryptocurrency wallet

6 years ago

IBM Outlines Prospects For Java In 2018

ANALYSIS: Java is still hugely popular, particularly for client-server web applications, with 9m developers. Its beauty is that it’s an…

7 years ago

Tales in Tech History: Oracle

The house that Larry built. Oracle is the creation of one of the IT industry's most colourful characters, Larry Ellison

7 years ago

Java 9 Debuts With Jigsaw Modular Approach At JavaOne

The long, slow process of building new Java releases is getting a major overhaul in Java 9 as project Jigsaw…

7 years ago

Oracle Proposes Java SE Release Cycle Change

More speed vicar? Oracle proposes to dramatically increase the release cycle tempo of Java SE

7 years ago

Oracle Considers Handing Java EE Over To Open Source Foundation

Oracle says it will still participate in development, but thinks Java EE would be better off under open source leadership

7 years ago

Google Volunteer Team Patches Thousands Of Open Source Projects

A 50-member team of Google engineers voluntarily worked to patch 2,600 open-source projects against a Java deserialization bug in 2016

8 years ago

Oracle Fixes 253 Security Flaws In October Update

Oracle's latest Critical Patch Update, which fixes 253 vulnerabilities, is the company's second-largest CPU ever.

8 years ago

Digital infrastructure At Risk From Security Flaws In Java And Open Source

Veracode reveals 97 percent of Java applications contain at least on security vulnerability

8 years ago

Java Founding Father: IoT Is More Than Just Making Simple Tweaks To Existing Devices

James Gosling said most IoT efforts are simply tinkering rather than proper smart network deployments

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: Oracle

What do you know about Oracle's history, its software, its founders and its controversies?

8 years ago

Oracle Touts Cloud-Based Developer Tools As Java 9 Is Delayed

ORACLE OPENWORLD: Oracle promises easier cloud based development with API, database, container and language support but Java 9 is set…

8 years ago

Programming Language Table Ranks C As Most Popular

Over forty years old and still going strong, as survey ranks C as the most popular programming language

8 years ago

Oracle Issues Its Largest Patch Update Ever

Oracle's July Critical Patch update fixes 276 different vulnerabilities. Will 200-plus flaws be typical for future updates?

8 years ago

Study Claims HMTL5 Isn’t Much More Secure Than Flash

Flash not so bad? New report casts doubts on HTML5 adverts being safer than Adobe Flash

8 years ago

What Google’s Victory In Java Case Signifies To The IT World

ANALYSIS: Following court loss to Google over Java and the exit of a key Linux thought leader, Oracle must regain…

8 years ago

Oracle, Google Return To The Courtroom Over Android

Epic copyright showdown returns to court, six years after Oracle vs Google battle first went legal

9 years ago

Oracle, Google CEO Talks Fail To Deliver Settlement

The two companies' chief executives met for six hours, but failed to resolve their differences over Java's use in Android

9 years ago

Oracle Sets Google Java Damages At £6.5bn

Oracle and Google are set to return to court over the use of Java in Android in May

9 years ago

Oracle: Java Bug Allows ‘Complete Compromise’ Of Systems

Windows systems could be vulnerable to a bug that appears during the Java SE installation process, Oracle said

9 years ago

Oracle To Kill Off Java Browser Plugin

Oracle admits time is running out for browser plugins and suggests Java developers migrate to another platform

9 years ago

Oracle: Android Has Generated £22bn in Revenues For Google

Confidential court documents suggest Google has made huge profits from Android, and pays Apple £700m to be default search engine…

9 years ago

Oracle Settles Java Security Deception Charges With FTC

Oracle's Java updater left older, vulnerable versions of the software on users' systems, the FTC said

9 years ago

Oracle Claims Google Has Destroyed Java Market

Oracle claims Google has destroyed the market for Java and expands its complaint against Android

9 years ago