Sun's telecom partners in Asia are planning deeper use of Java software in mobile phones. The phones' appeal may still be narrow, though, because of a limited number of applications. Stephen Shankland ...

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.

Monday’s decision in Google v. Oracle reminds us that occasionally the Supreme Court can take a big case and actually decide it! So many of the intellectual-property cases that reach the justices ...

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Java developers are simultaneously abandoning Oracle’s distribution to cut costs while expanding their use of the language to ...

On April 20, 2009, Oracle announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems. With the purchase of Sun, Oracle entered the hardware business and obtained the Java programming ...

Sun Microsystems plans to announce Monday that it will encourage broader use of its Java Card technology by offering a lower-priced variant. Java Card technology currently is used for higher-end ...