Java software developer Rick Ross isn't afraid to take on Sun Microsystems or Microsoft--and he has become something of a media darling in the process. Ross, 42, is one of the most visible members of ...

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 ...