The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is what you get when you download Java software. Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment.

Apple has once again effectively blacklisted Java 7 web plug-ins on Macs by enforcing a minimum version for the software — a version that has yet to be released by Oracle. The new blacklisting ...

Less than two days after Apple once again blocked Java 7 web plug-ins on OS X, Oracle has released an updated version of Java 7 to address certain security vulnerabilities.