What is Java? Java is amongst the most popular and loved programming languages used with a striking nine million developers. Java is known for its effectual processing speed in computer ...

We’ve seen in comment threads that many Ars readers have disabled or uninstalled Java on their own computers, or at least disabled Java plugins for browsers.

On Thursday, the world learned that attackers were breaking into computers using a previously undocumented security hole in Java, a program that is installed on hundreds of millions of computers ...

The discovery of a serious software bug has simultaneously opened a variety of desktop computers to potential attack. The flaw has been found in Java, which works on a variety of computer ...