For many Linux distributions, the official Sun/Oracle version of Java has been packaged up as the default Java for the platform. However, due to a recent licensing change, ...

Java 8 introduced default methods to evolve the Java Collections Framework, so that it could support the new Streams API without breaking backward compatibility.

Canonical has announced that OpenJDK 11 has become the default Java package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, replacing OpenJDK 10. The move comes days after Red Hat announced its stewardship of OpenJDK 11.

Next time you’re prompted to update the Java software on your computer, pay attention or you might become a Yahoo user without realizing it. The search company has cut a deal with Oracle to ...

After downloading or updating Java, a pop-up will ask you to "set Yahoo as your homepage and default search engine." I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced ...

In 7U11, Oracle changed the default security setting in Java from Medium to High, preventing unsigned Java Web applications from executing automatically; users are warned before unsigned applets ...