Internet Explorer to start blocking old Java plugins IE8 and newer will be able to block old ActiveX controls from next Tuesday.

Microsoft announced yesterday that it will soon roll out an Internet Explorer update that will automatically block old, insecure ActiveX controls. Dubbed out-of-date ActiveX control blocking, the ...

With the demise of Adobe Flash on the way, Oracle has announced via a very short blog post that come JDK 9 later this year, the Java browser plugin will be deprecated.