Daily news beat for March 20, 2008

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Mar 20, 20081 min

Sprint Nextel says that later this year it will have a unified architecture for networks that will include a common optical backbone, IP networks, cell-site infrastructure, and Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem.

High Tech Computer might be the first to market with a phone called “Dream” that runs Google’s Android platform and features a keypad for e-mail and note-taking.

Dell, meanwhile, may be in cahoots with an electronics manufacturer to create a Windows Mobile handheld device, according to reports.

Officials at IBM and Microsoft brainstorm IDE enhancements, considering what IDEs will look like in four years — as sculpted by trends both technological and sociological in nature.

And New Jersey calls for an investigation into e-voting, after discrepancies were noticed in machines during last month’s presidential primaries.