Just a few weeks after launch, it looks like the Pixi is already hoggin’ all the update-love. Early today, Palm pushed WebOS 1.3.2 out to Pixi owners, leaving Pre owners wondering when they’d get theirs.

Palm’s not making a big fuss about this update, but we managed to dig up the patch notes and find out what was goin’ on.

No new features, and no mentions of any specific bugs outside of a minor one with wired headsets – but there is one big blanket statement: “this release addresses several security issues with Palm WebOS Software”.

Security issues? Sounds like something Pre owners will probably want patched, stat. Palm gives credit for the security find to someone named “Chris Clark”, who, interestingly enough, has popped up a couple other times in Palm patch notes. Time to give the guy a job, Palm.

Version information

* Version: webOS 1.3.2

* Release date: 01 December 2009

New applications

NONE

Feature changes to existing applications

Phone

* Answering or hanging up calls using a wired headset button now works more reliably.

Security

This release addresses several security issues with Palm webOS software.

We would like to thank Chris Clark for his help in identifying some of the issues addressed in this release.

Individuals interested in contacting Palm to report suspected security issues can find more information at palm.com/security .

Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U have withdrawn the Sony Ericsson Satio from sale due to “buggy” software.

The stores have temporarily halted sales of the Satio until manufacturer Sony Ericsson offers fixes for issues that customers raised, which include random powering-down and slowness.

Apparently, a firmware upgrade won’t fix the issue, so the handsets must be recalled.

Speaking to The Times, Richard Dorman, Sony Ericsson’s Senior Marketing Manager, said: “Sales of the product have been very strong and we expect them to remain strong once the problem has been fixed.”

However, T3.com points out that being withdrawn from two key shops before Christmas may well damage Sony Ericsson’s sales, “made worse by the over-enthusiastic advertising of the Satio, which shows several cheerful people bouncing about on spacehoppers taking photos of each other on the Satio.”

In the meantime, Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange are still selling the handset.

Fifteen years is ample enough for an expert hacker to crack a code used in mobile phone voice calls. According to a hacker, “The code has now been cracked” Now, conversations over mobile phones is open for any cyberpunk who has a laptop and a radio card. A latest research suggests that encryption techniques used in voice calls over mobile phones are over 15 years old, over which hackers have found ways to decipher the secret codes. Even experts who were skeptical about claims of mobile phone hacking cases have become alarmed.

“Mobile phone users are now becoming increasingly cautious when sharing confidential information over the phone” said Harry Griffiths, an industry expert. The research also indicated that the threat could become more veridical within the next six months. It is also possible for 3 billion mobile phone users to be in the risks of being tapped. Mobile phone users who discuss confidential information over phone have expressed great concern over the finding. “I thought the government were tapping our calls and now this!” said a user who did not wish to be named.Thomas Jonsson, a vice-president of Nokia said that hacks have been alleged in the past but were proven incorrect. He also indicated that there was no need to worry as the GSM’s wide usage showed that it was needless to doubt its security.