Weekly Bytes | Apple’s reconfigurable keyboard, Google app’s ‘short videos’ feature, and more

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Apple’s patent for reconfigurable keyboard

Apple has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a reconfigurable keyboard that may be used in the company’s future laptops and desktops, Patently Apple reported. A reconfigurable keyboard’s individual keys may have a display which uses optical fibres, and the keyboard’s control circuitry may be able to dynamically adjust the key labels (alphabets, numbers, etc.) to support different languages, use of the keyboard in a gaming application, or to otherwise customise the appearance of the keys for a user, the patent document noted. In another update, here’s a look at Apple’s high and low points in 2020.

Google tests search feature for ‘short videos’ on mobile app

Google is said to be testing a feature on its…