I run Windows 7 64-bit. I have the Java JRE 32-bit installed. I use Firefox almost exclusively for web browsing. I see there is a 64-bit JRE, but I can't really tell what use it is. Under what ...

Java 25, an LTS (long-term support) version, is now at release candidate (RC) stage with general availability scheduled for September 16. The RC release is the first of two, with the second set for ...

Your new computer has a 64-bit processor, but your software probably is still 32-bit. Why haven't software developers done more about it? Why are you using 32-bit software on your 64-bit computer? If ...

We recently wrote about reinstalling Java to correct problems with various applications including Mail and Safari. While this may be useful for some users, Apple has released a knowledgebase article ...

The old java.com website by default installs the 32 bit version of Java because fuck you. There is a 64 bit version of Java 8 however Java 8 is going to become sunset soon, so it would be good to link ...

Two months after Java 6 update 10 was released, Sun has just released update 11. For many users the new version will automatically be detected and installed, but you can always get it from the Sun ...

IBM plans to make 64-bit Java technology available on its AIX 5L Unix operating system in early July, a move that it claims puts AIX ahead of Sun's Solaris and Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX operating ...