Sep 6, 2012 - Apple has released critical Java 6 updates for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, OS X Lion, and OS X Mountain Lion. Described as “an opportunity for. For Mac OS X 10.6 and below, use the Software Update feature (available on the Apple menu) to check that you have the most up-to-date version of Java 6 for your Mac. For issues related to Apple Java 6 on Mac, contact Apple Support. Apple releases Java security updates A pair of Java updates has been released by Apple this week affecting the company’s Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6. The Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2 is for the Snow Leopard platform, whereas the Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 7 affects users on the older Leopard system.
Apple Computer Inc. Yesterday released Java 1.4.2, the latest version of the cross-platform application development standard integrated into Mac OS X. It can be downloaded through the Software Update System Preference pane. 'In addition to providing support for Sun's Java 1.4.2 APIs, this release includes enhancements to drawing performance and stability for both Java applications and Java applets,' said Apple. The installer replaces users' current installation of Java 1.4.1. More general details about Java (as well as a few scant details about 1.4.2) are available from Apple's Web site at.
Further reading: Apple also released an update to its KHTML-based Web browser, Safari. In addition to stability enhancements, Safari 1.2 also includes several new features that had been requested by users. With Safari 1.2 users can use a personal certificate, generated by a certificate authority, to securely authenticate to supported Web sites; LiveConnect support for communication between JavaScript and Java enabled Web sites that require two-way communication between the browser and Java applets; full keyboard access for increased accessibility to navigate Web pages without the use of a mouse; and resumable downloads, which enable users to continue interrupted downloads without having to re-download the entire file. 'Our goal with Safari all along was to have the best browser on any platform,' Kurt Knight, Internet Product Manager at Apple, said. 'We wanted to make a browser that was fast, standards compliant and one that featured the innovation that Apple is known for.' Knight said that, based on the combination of performance, standards compliance and innovation, Apple has the best browser on any platform.
New benchmarks will be posted on Apple's Web site today showing that Safari is faster than Internet Explorer, Netscape and Camino, according to Knight. As with previous releases, Apple will be giving back code changes they made to KHTML to the open source community.
Safari is also available for download from Apple's Web site and through the Software Update control panel in Mac OS X. This story, 'Apple releases Java 1.4.2, updates Safari browser' was originally published.