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Now that Java 7 SE (Standard Edition) has officially been released, Oracle and members of the JCP (Java Community Process) have started mulling over what features to include in the next version of the ...

Oracle has announced the general availability (GA) of the Java Platform Micro Edition 8 (Java ME 8), the latest version of embedded Java aimed at devices, such as smart phones, and the evolving ...

Yes, Java has had plenty of bad press in recent years because of security issues. Yes, the upcoming release of Java, version 8, has had its initial feature set pared and has been delayed. But Java ...

Oracle today released a security update for its Java platform that addresses at least 20 vulnerabilities in the software. Collectively, the bugs fixed in this update earned Oracle’s “critical” rating, ...