The Java programming language emerged roughly 25 years ago, when Smalltalk and C++ dominated. Back then it was easy to argue that the world didn't need another object-oriented programming language.

Recently, some people were shocked-shocked I tell you-to discover that Google had looked at Java to help create Android's Dalvik and that Google kept its Android source code to itself and its closest ...

My ZDNet colleague Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols is eager to step up to Google’s defense in the company’s legal battle with Oracle. To that end, he has written “A Google Android and Java history lesson” ...

Following a number of reports of new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Java browser plug-in, Oracle has today released an emergency update to Java 7 as Apple updates Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_43. Today ...

A Dutch commission ruled the haul, which includes the Java Man skull cap, was seized 'against the will of the local population', clearing the way for its unconditional repatriation.