We learned this week that more than 317 million computer viruses or other malicious programs were unleashed by hackers last year, according to the Internet security firm Symantec. That’s nearly a ...

NASA scientists today announced they are releasing free software that will find ‘bugs,’ or defects, in Java computer code. The new software, Java Pathfinder, is classified as ‘open source software.’ ...

First, let's cover the technical issues. It's verbose, combines the worst of both worlds between static and dynamic typing by having a hobbled but extremely clunky type system, and mandates running on ...

In the technical keynote address for JavaOne 2013, Mark Reinhold, chief architect for the Java Platform Group at Oracle, described lambda expressions as the single largest upgrade to the Java ...

Java programming is an excellent option if you're looking to get into the IT game or refresh your resume with some marketable skills this year. While so much of technology's landscape is constantly ...

Computer users are being advised by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to temporarily disable the Java software on their computers to avoid potential hacking attacks. The recommendation came in ...

Cell phones using Sun Microsystems' Java software have finally begun shipping, but the real payoff is expected when phones begin using special Java chips to improve performance. Stephen Shankland ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer users to disable Oracle Corp's Java software, amplifying security experts' prior warnings to hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses ...

Hewlett-Packard has licensed Pixo's Mobile Download Server software, a package that lets telecommunications customers send Java programs wirelessly to cell phones, the companies said Monday. Under the ...