While Java Preferences is missing for those using OS X 10.7 or later, the utility is still present for those who update Java in OS X 10.6. This may seem to suggest that Apple simply overlooked ...

Next, re-enable Java applet support in the Java Preferences application (or wait for your Mac to automatically prompt you the next time you need it). Third, pick a secondary browser that you never ...

This setting is reflected in the General section of the Java Preferences utility, where you can see the option to enable the Web plug-in checked.

In the process, the update also removes the Java Preferences application, which Apple says is no longer required.

The 2012-003 update removes common variants of the Flashback trojan, as well as disabling automatic execution of Java applets. While you will be able to turn the ability to run Java applets back on ...

Just hours after Apple announced that it too was victim to a wide-ranging malware attack, the company released a new version of Java for OS X to plug a hole in the software that can be exploited ...

Apple recently released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 (which adds Java SE 6 to your Mac) after receiving much criticism for omitting it when Leopard shipped:Discussion threads began to appear in ...

A Java flaw warning announced by Homeland Security this weekend concerns mostly Windows users, as usual. However, some Macs may be vulnerable. Apple and Oracle moved to address the flaw.

As it promised it would, Apple has released another Java update for OS X, this time one that removes Flashback from infected Macs. The Flashback Trojan horse may have infected more than half a ...