Sony Ericsson Satio Back On Sale

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Late last month, reports of a serious software glitch affecting the Sony Ericsson Satio began hitting the web. The bug reportedly caused the handhelds to shutoff when you used certain applications. This caused some phone sellers in the UK to pull the phone – during Sony Ericsson’s high-profile marketing campaign.

But after two firmware patches, the Sony Ericsson Satio is now back on sale by the retailers that banned it. Although Sony didn’t release an official changelog with the updates (other than “improves speed” and “fixes software issues”), the software issues have apparently fixed the issues with the Satio.

The Aino was also affected by some issues and is back on sale. A third phone, the Sony Ericsson Yari, also got the same update, although it wasn’t pulled from shelves or plagued with software instability. Phones 4u, one of the shops that pulled the Satio, said that their stock of Satios has all gotten the update, and has already begun selling the handhelds again. The Satio is now shipping and will cost you £435 (about $708) without a plan.