Until recently, it has been quite difficult to create Java based tray icons applications. JavaSE 6 (aka Mustang) now supports tray icon development with the TrayIcon API.

You also learn about the Java Plug-in Document Object Model (DOM), applet state persistence, and cookies. In addition, you study applets, run from Firefox, that reinforce those topics.

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 ...

“Java SE 6 lacks security levels (security warnings) introduced to Java SE 7. According to recently published data, the software is still in a widespread use among corporations, but support for ...

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.

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 ...