Java on mobile platforms is not living up to the promise of letting programmers "write once, run anywhere," according to developers gathered in London last week. The Java programming language was ...

Before the Java language was known as Java, it was called Oak—a language for building embedded applications on smart consumer electronics. However, the idea of networked smart devices everywhere was ...

Oracle’s planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems probably won’t immediately affect the world of mobile Java, some industry observers said, though over time the company might have an interest in ...