For various reasons, Java applets have never worked all that well but we some folks use them anyway, for example in business charting and other graphic visualizations. Over the past few years ...

Java's unloved browser plug-in is finally being phased out. With Flash also headed for the dustbin, user security should significantly improve -- provided, of course, that people don't leave the ...

Ubiquitous but insecure: utilities such as Java and Flash are installed on many computers and are increasingly becoming a gateway for hackers. Flash developer Adobe in recent weeks has published two ...