This month, Emirates became the latest airline to add in-flight cell phone service to its fleet of A380 aircraft. The Dubai-based carrier, which had offered a similar service on other aircraft since 2008, joins Virgin Atlantic, Etihad, and nearly two dozen other airlines around the world in permitting satellite-based mobile service so their passengers can make calls and send text messages from the air. While increasing numbers of American carriers offer on-board Wi-Fi, none so far allow for mobile phone calls or text messages. Read the full story at ARS Technica.