To view our interactive tools properly, you need to be using a Java-enabled browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer v.

But you may want to avoid installing Java or at least disable it in your Web browser. Java came pre-installed and enabled in earlier versions of PCs and Mac operating systems.

The Java telemetry data gathered by Websense showed that only 5.5 percent of Java-enabled browsers have the most up-to-date versions of the software’s browser plug-in—Java 7 Update 17 (7u17 ...

Nextel Communications on Monday plans to debut the first Java-enabled cell phones in the United States. One model, the i50sx, is priced at $150 and meant for the "price conscious" cell phone user ...

The second is a change to how OS X handles Java, in which the system will now keep the Java plug-in disabled until it is needed. This will appear for applets if you do not have Java enabled.

The company and its allies have begun efforts to fix problems they've encountered in creating a single Java program for most Internet-enabled handsets.