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Apple releases Java updates for OS X 10.7 and 10.6

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 8th, 2011)

Apple has released two updates that address Java security and compatibility in OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.6 Snow Leopard. Java for OS X Lion Update 1 is 62.53 MB and "delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_29" according to its support document. ...

Software Update: Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 5, Mac OS X 10.5 Update 10

by Steven Sande (Jun 28th, 2011)

Java for Mac OS X 10.6 has just been updated to Update 5, and a visit to Software Update will bring the latest and greatest version of Java to your Mac. If you're still using Leopard, Java for Mac OS X 10.5 is now at Update 10. According to the release notes, "Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update ...

Apple releases Java updates for Leopard and Snow Leopard

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 8th, 2011)

Apple today released Java updates for for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 4 weighs in at 74 MB and requires Mac OS X 10.6.4 or later; it "delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_24." Java for ...

TUAW's Daily App: Movie Triangles

by Mike Schramm (Jan 17th, 2011)

Movie Triangles is a fun Java game where you connect movie stars and their films in a Sierpinski triangle-style grid. Developer Jim Blackler originally had the idea to create a trivia game made up of information straight from Wikipedia, and Movie Triangles is what that idea eventually became. It's ...

Java isn't dead on OS X as Apple contributes to OpenJDK

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Nov 12th, 2010)

Were you worried about Apple's commitment to Java? Today's press release from Cupertino may make you feel a little better. It seems Oracle (who bought Sun and thus Java back in 2009) and Apple are going to support the OpenJDK project going forward. You can read the full press release below, but the ...

Security alert: New Trojan Horse apps said to attack the Mac

by Steven Sande (Oct 27th, 2010)

Some security mavens have long theorized that as the Mac becomes more popular, we'd start to see malware that would start targeting the platform. Sure enough, this morning's crop of email blasts from PR firms included a few notices of trojans that are affecting Mac users. First, from SecureMac, ...

Apple quietly deprecates OS X's factory-fitted Java

by Richard Gaywood (Oct 21st, 2010)

In an announcement on developer.apple.com, Apple states that "As of the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, the version of Java that is ported by Apple, and that ships with Mac OS X, is deprecated." It now seems likely that OS X 10.7 will not have a Java install built into the OS, although ...

Software updates: Aperture 3.1, Java Update 3, and ProKit Update

by Chris Rawson (Oct 20th, 2010)

Three big updates just showed up in Software Update: Aperture 3.1, Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, and ProKit Update. Aperture 3.1 weighs in at nearly 375 MB. Aside from the usual improvements to "overall stability and performance," Aperture 3.1 brings compatibility with the brand new iLife '11 ...

Java for OS X updated

by Chris Rawson (May 18th, 2010)

Fire up your Software Update, because there's a Java update waiting for both Snow Leopard and Leopard users. For Snow Leopard (requires 10.6.3), there's Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2, which weighs in at around 80 MB. For Leopard users (requires 10.5.8), there's Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 7, ...

Apple updates Java for Snow Leopard and Leopard

by Joachim Bean (Dec 3rd, 2009)

Apple just released a Java update today, bring improvements to Java in Mac OS X. Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 for Snow Leopard updates Java SE 6, while Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 updates J2SE 5.0 and Java SE 6. Both of these updates improve reliability, security, and compatibility for ...

Software Updates: And the hits keep coming, Bluetooth Firmware Update

by David Winograd (Jun 17th, 2009)

I guess the iPhone 3.0 update and Safari 4.0.1 weren't enough for Apple. Along with the just released update to Safari, Apple has just tossed in one more Software Update: Bluetooth Firmware Update "This update provides bug fixes and better compatibility with the Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse and ...

Java vulnerability in Mac OS X finally patched

by Michael Rose (Jun 15th, 2009)

It's been a long wait. Fire up Software Update and you should see Java for Mac OS X 10.5 (or 10.4) update 4. This update closes a vulnerability first discussed in August of last year; it was patched by Sun and most other JVM developers months ago. Apple's sluggishness on fixing this security issue ...

Mac OS X Java security hole exposed

by Christina Warren (May 20th, 2009)

You know, it's fine to make the argument that "Macs are safer than Windows-based PCs," because in real-world usage, this is generally true. Nothing does more to undermine that argument, however, like a five-month old unpatched Java vulnerability. As Landon Fuller has pointed out, a potentially ...

Apple releases security, Java updates

by Christina Warren (Feb 12th, 2009)

Start your engines -- er, Apple menus -- it's Software Update time! Apple has just issued two security updates today. The first is aimed at Java for OS X 10.5.6 and the Java Web Start and Java Applet components. The second update is for both Mac OS X 10.4.11 and Mac OS X 10.5.6 is a broader ...

XMind goes open source

by Brett Terpstra (Nov 15th, 2008)

XMind -- a powerful, Java-based mind mapping and charting application -- has been open-sourced (it's free!) with version 3.0. While it's not my absolute top pick for mind mapping, it ranks up there. I did have a license for the paid version, and I can tell you that it packs plenty of punch. It has ...