Use Java Plug-in with the Firefox Web browser Six years have passed since I wrote “Plug into Java with Java Plug-in” for JavaWorld. My earlier article defined Java Plug-in, showed how to ...

The vulnerability of Java in the browser, which was largely the result of the way Oracle bundled the extension with the JRE, has been a thorn in Oracle's side for awhile now. Back in 2013, when the ...

The Java plugin isn’t dead immediately: it will be deprecated in the next release of the Java Developer Kit, which is a fancier way of saying Oracle will sweep it under the rug, and encourage ...

With the plug-in platform, a ground-up rewrite is under way, said Ken Russell, from the Java SE deployment team. “This will change how your poker game in [a] Web browser is run as well as your ...

Java's unloved browser plug-in is finally being phased out. With Flash also headed for the dustbin, user security should significantly improve -- provided, of course, that people don't leave the ...

Good news: Oracle says the next major version of its Java software will no longer plug directly into the user's Web browser. This long overdue step should cut down dramatically on the number of ...

The Java plug-in is known for being a huge security vulnerability, with at least one report calling it the biggest risk to computers in the US. It's the end of an era for sure -- your browser won ...

Java Web Start simplifies deployment of applications, but Sun's Plug-in makes the task even easier. See how the Java Plug-in from Sun enables browsers to fetch a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

The latest versions of Java for Windows are Java 6 Update 31 and Java 7 Update 3. Mozilla is also considering adding a blocklist entry for the Java plug-in on OS X.

Java for OS X 2012-006 From the release notes: Java for OS X 2012-006 1.0 Java for OS X 2012-006 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_37.

Amid a serious security flaw in the latest version of Java 7, where even the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned users to disable the plug-in, here's how you do it. Read now ...

Java's unloved browser plug-in is finally being phased out. With Flash also headed for the dustbin, user security should significantly improve -- provided, of course, that people don't leave the ...