The mobile app now has over 1,500 registered taxis and is available for free download in multiple languages
BlackBerry Ltd said on Monday it will sell its legacy patents primarily related to mobile devices, messaging and wireless networking for $600 million to a special purpose vehicle formed to acquire the company's patent assets.
BlackBerry said the transaction with the vehicle, Catapult IP Innovations Inc, will not impact customers' use of its products or services.
The move comes weeks after BlackBerry pulled the plug on service for its once ubiquitous business smartphones, which were toted by executives, politicians and legions of fans in the early 2000s. read more
US-listed shares of BlackBerry were down 3.6 per cent in premarket trading. One of the so-called "meme stocks", such as GameStop and AMC Entertainment, that witnessed a surge in early 2021, BlackBerry rose 41 per cent last year.
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At the closing of the deal, the company will receive $450 million in cash and a promissory note for $150 million.
Once known for its phones with a tiny QWERTY physical keyboard and the BBM instant messaging service, BlackBerry's core businesses today are cybersecurity and software used by automakers.
The mobile app now has over 1,500 registered taxis and is available for free download in multiple languages
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RT was forced to cease formal operations in Britain, Canada, the European Union and the US due to sanctions after Russia invaded Ukraine
It includes lectures, dialogue and workshops featuring a select group of qualified speakers and educational specialists
Asian currencies were mostly higher and the dollar index was flat at 100.70 having declined in the previous three sessions
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Some analysts attributed the drop in prices to profit-taking following a strong rally in the past few trading days