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• Infosys' legal problems prompt analysts' concerns

  WASHINGTON - The company that is a target in a federal probe on its use of visas, Infosys, says it is assuring customers that the government investigation, despite its unknown outcome, will not impact its business.

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  Infosys says it's 'target' of federal probe

  WASHINGTON -- One of India's largest IT services firm, Infosys, is warning investors that it is facing a U.S. government probe over its use of work visas, and "cannot predict the final outcome."

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  E-voting System Declares Wrong Winners in Fla.

  An optical-scan vote-tallying system, now used by some 300 U.S. municipalities, misreported the results of a municipal election in Palm Beach County, Fla., last month.

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  'Massive' visa fraud alleged in lawsuit against Indian firm

  A former human resources manager at Larsen & Toubro InfoTech Limited Inc., a leading India-based IT services firm, accused the company of visa fraud in a complaint filed this week in a federal court in New Jersey.

• E-voting system awards election to wrong candidates in Florida village

  An optical scan vote tallying system, now used by some 300 U.S. municipalities, misreported the results of a Palm Beach County, Florida, municipal election last month.

• With heart and money, Silicon Valley aids undocumented students

  Some big names in Silicon Valley's tech community are helping a group of talented, young students who are victims of circumstance and politics.

• Startup scene in Singapore not quite Silicon Valley

  The growing startup scene in southeast Asia is a bit different than its counterpart in Silicon Valley.

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  HP cuts staff as webOS transitions to open-source

  Hewlett-Packard has cut 275 jobs in its webOS group, as part of its strategy to turn the operating system over to the open-source community, a source said Tuesday.

• HP Readies Open-Source webOS Release

  Hewlett-Packard announced plans to release the code behind webOS this September under the Apache License 2.0.

• Rubinstein leaves HP

  Jon Rubinstein, known for his role developing the original iPod for Apple and for running Palm, has left Hewlett-Packard, where he's worked since the company's acquisition of Palm.

• HP plans September open-source release for webOS

  HP announced on Wednesday that it plans to release the code behind webOS in September under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

• Final phase of Mass. data protection law kicks in March 1

  All companies storing personal data on Massachusetts residents have just over a month to ensure that their contractors, suppliers, technology providers and other third parties comply with a provision of a state data breach law that went into effect in March 2010.

• HP puts webOS on open source track

  HP announced today that it will "contribute" its webOS operating system to the open source community.

• Monday Grok: Again, Groupon is a crock, and the pack smells blood

  Who remembers Groupon? Yep, that's right. The shooting star of dotcom 2.0 IPO and the biggest dotcom stock market blazer since Google has already crashed and burned on the markets.

• Tech's highest-paid CEOs, biggest raises and smallest salaries

  Before the new year rolls in, we're recapping the tech industry's top earners, biggest CEO bonuses, fattest raises, priciest perks and smallest salary earners, calculated from our analysis of 36 tech companies' 2011 proxy statements.