Google SVP of Engineering at Google Vic Gundotra shared an interesting story about Steve Jobs on Google+ earlier this week. On January 6, 2008, Gundotra was attending a religious service when his cell phone vibrated from a number that said “Caller ID unknown.” He ignored it and checked the voicemail later. It turns out that it was Steve Jobs discussing how he wanted the icon changed slightly for the Google mobile application. Below is the full story:

One of the biggest benefits of tablet computing is that it encourages the preservation of trees and paper. United Airlines have announced this past week that they are replacing the flight decks for pilots with iPads. Instead of carrying 38 pounds of operating manuals, logbooks, and charts, United and Continental Airlines’ 11,000 pilots will be given a pre-loaded iPad. The device will be given to all of their pilots soon too.

The government of Schleswig-Holstein, a state in Germany, has decided to prevent users from “Liking” Facebook Pages. The Schleswig-Holstein government asked institutions in the state to close down their Facebook Pages and remove the Like button from their websites otherwise they will be fined.

Antoine Dodson was made a YouTube sensation after doing an interview, which was remixed by The Gregory Brothers. From the royalties that Dodson collected, he was able to buy a new house in September 2010. Apparently the remix that The Gregory Brothers made with his interview encouraged him to stay in the music business. Dodson has created a new song with an artist named Lady G called “Gucci Bag.” I’d say the song isn’t bad, but it’s not great either. You can listen to it below:

iRobot has received a $21 million order from the U.S. Navy to create 100 bomb disposal robots. iRobot’s The Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) MK 1 MOD 1 robot has worked in combat and can successfully dispose of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) went in front of the U.S. International Trade Commission this past week with an attempt to block Motorola Mobility from selling the Droid 2, Droid X, Devour, Backflip, and Cliq XT smartphones in the United States. Microsoft said that Motorola is infringing on 7 of their patents that relates to how a user interacts with contacts, e-mails, calendars, etc.

YouWeb is the social incubator that was behind OpenFeint, Sibblingz, CrowdStar, and iSwifter. YouWeb has raised $2 million in funding from several angel investors including Dave Roux, Dave Whorton, Praful Shah, Brett Wander, Winston Cho and Peter Relan. YouWeb previously raised $700,000.

RealPage is a property management company that has acquired Multifamily Technology Solutions Inc. for $74.4 million in cash and stock. Multifamily is the parent company of MyNewPlace.