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No 1. Gadget Guide Magazinet was a smartphone revolution in Barcelona, Spain at the just concluded IMobile World Congress (MWC) 2014.
This is, perhaps, the biggest gadget event on the planet, and thus provides a great platform for mobile devices to be launched or introduced into the market. This year's MWC lived up to its name as manufacturers strove to outdo each other in showing the world what's new in the world of mobile; some of which are featured on page 18 of this edition. As BlackBerry unveils its new line of products, we are delighted to highlight the BlackBerry Z30 (our cover story), a solidly built device with amazing sharing capabilities from the stables of the company sysnonymous with smartphones.
As things are changing real fast. and the mobile phone has become a tool for life; thus the story of the mobile phone 'a necessity for life' and tool for performing different tasks in our daily lives on page 5
Nigeria's leading mobile devices retail chain, SLOT is celebrating 15 years of quality service to customers as it continues to spread across Nigeria. Presently 41 stores and counting! In celebrating this landmark achievement, the company is rewarding its loyal customers with amazing gifts items ranging from a brand new Kia Rio saloon car to cash and home appliances in its 'SLOT Promo 5'. This year's promo is the fifth in a row of annual raffle draws for customers who get a ticket from purchases at any SLOT store across Nigeria. A special feature on this is on page 13.
And to cap it all, we thought we should give you a deal by drawing your attention to our gadget listing pages (16-17) where a host of newly introduced products at discounted prices are highlighted.
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Martin Dcooper,
former director
of research and
development at
Motorola Inc. is
credited with
inventing the
technology of the modern mobile phone. rdHe placed the first mobile phone call on 3
April, 1973 in New York City. However, the
mobile phone did not gain common usage
in the United States until early 1980's.
From the onset, mobile phones were used
simply for receiving and making calls,
sending and receiving texts messages.
Modern revolutionary developments have
since evolved in making the phone such a
versatile communication gadget that it has
become a necessity for life that people can
hardly do anything without one. This
versatile electronic gadget can be used for
performing different tasks.
Today, many mobile phones now have
several features that perform differentfunctions capable of enhancing modernlifestyle, from serving as a phone, camera,
recorder, direction finder (navigator),
timepiece (clock), organizer, diary, flash
light, health regulator, music library, etc.
Further phenomenal developments have
brought about 'smartphones’ beingdescribed as “multi-tasking,” enabling the
user to do different tasks at the same time.
Quite a number of mobile phones now
have in-built internet facilities that allow
sending and receiving e-mails, and
browsing the websites. One can use a
'smartphone' to view and edit documents
through Ms-office file and can be used as a
notepad. The phone can also serve as a
wallet and could be used for payment as a
credit or debit card.
People using mobile phone cameras now
have the ability to expose social ills such as
human right abuses. For example, in 2007,
videos and photos of monks and citizens
marching for greater freedom in Burma
shot by individuals using mobile-phone
cameras spread throughout the world in
hours. Before now this used to take several
weeks. Mobile phones are cheaper,
smaller and more portable than other
digital devices. It enables an increasing
number of people torecord a live event and immediately post it
to the internet through a mobile network.
More than 60 per cent of the world's
mobile phone users are in developing
countries, with Africa having the highest
mobile phone growth rate. About 1 in 50 Africans had a mobile phone
at the beginning of the 1990s but today the
ratio is about 1 in 4.
Current statistics indicate that about 50%
of the world's population has access to
mobile phones, compared to 10% for
personal computers.
Today there are nearly 4 billion mobile
phone subscribers and the growth is
phenomenal.
Source: U.S Agency for international
development.
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“Modern revolutionary developments have since evolved in making the phone such a versatile communication gadget that it has
become a necessity for life that people can hardly do anything without one”
Mobile Phone “a Necessity For Life”
Mobile Phone “a Necessity For Life”
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B L A C K B E R R Y
T H E N E W
Specifcations
Size (LxWxD) 140.7mm x 72mm x 9.4mm
Display 5" super AMOLED display, 24 bit colour,
1280 x 720 resolution at 295 PPI
Software BlackBerry® 10 OS
Memory 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash
Hot Swappable MicroSD slot
Processor Dual Core 1.7 GHz Qualcomm MSM8960
Quad-core GPU
Battery Life * Mixed use: Up to 25 hours
Talk time:
Up to 18 hours UMTS/14 hours GSM
Standby time: Up to 16 Days
Music: Up to 90 hours
Video: Up to 12 hours
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Camera 8 MP rear facing camera, 5x digital zoom,
1080p HD video recording
2MP front facing camera, 3x digital zoom,
720p HD video recording
GPS GPS-enabled with preloaded
BlackBerry ® Maps application
Bluetooth ® Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy
Wi-Fi ® 802.11 a/b/g/n enabled, 4G Mobile Hotspot
Network Quad band LTE 3, 7, 20, 8**
(1800/2600/900/800 MHz)
Quad band HSPA/UMTS 1,2,5/6,8
(800/850/900/1900/2100 MHz)
Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
(850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Advanced Sensors
Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Proximity,
Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
blackberry.com/Z30
Headsetjack
HDMI port
USB port
Stereo speaker
Stereo speaker
Front
camera
Send keyMake/answer
a call
Notifcation LED
Screen lock Power on/of (press and hold)
Volume
keys
Microphones
Microphones
Launch camera
Search
IPAD Air
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Screen SizeProcessor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone O/S Apple A7Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixelsGPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)Memory Card Slot- No. 1 GB RAM DDR3Storage 128GB of built-in storage Weight 469 gSIM Nano-SIMMultitouch YesWLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspotLoudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -89.9dB
Battery Ample 3,100mAh battery
1536 x 2048 pixels, 9.7 inches
Screen Size
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
O/S Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
Memory Card slot. microSD, up to 64 GB
Storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
SIM Micro - SIM
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -95.5dB / Crosstalk -97.3dB
Battery Non-removable Li-Po 8220 mAh battery
2560 x 1600 pixels, 10.1 inches (~299 ppi pixel density)
Screen Size 8-inch
Processor Quad Core 1.2 GHz CPU
O/S Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Camera 5.0 MP back camera and 2.0MP front camera
GPU Quad Core graphics
Memory 16 GB ROM with MicroSD Slot to expand to 32GB
Storage 1.0 GB
SIM Dual Sim
Multitouch Capacitive Touchscreen
WLAN GPS, WiFi
Loudspeaker NIL
Audio quality Noise -95.5dB / Crosstalk -97.3dB
Battery Non-removable Li-Po 8220 mAh battery
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32GB - 135,00064GB - 145,000128GB - 170,000
32GB - 135,00064GB - 145,000128GB - 170,000
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N81,500N81,500
N145,000N145,000(16GB) (16GB)
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* 20.3 megapixel CMOS sensor with support for on-chip
phase detection AF
* Hybrid AF system has 105 phase-detect points and
247 contrast-detect points,
* DRIMeIV image processor
* Tilting, XGA electronic viewfinder pulls away from
the camera and tilts upward by 80 degrees
* Improved fully-articulating 3-inch Super AMOLED display.
* More customizable buttons, plus dedicated drive mode dial
* 9 fps burst mode
* 1080/60p video recording with 'dual IS', mic input,
and audio level adjustment
* Uncompressed HDMI output at 30 fps
* Wi-Fi with NFC
* Smart Camera 3.0' features include improved remote shooting, *
* Group Share', and baby monitor and Includes Adobe Lightroom 5
Processor: Intel® Dual Core™ i3-3110M with Intel HD Graphics 4000 (2.4 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz (max support 8GB)SStorage: 500 GB 5400 rpm SATAGraphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000Operating System: Windows 8 64 BitScreen: 15.6" diagonal LED-backlit HD anti-glare (1366 x 768)Audio: High Definition Audio support; Integrated Altec
Lansing Stereo Speaker; Integrated microphone; Stereo headphone/line out; Stereo microphone in
Connectivity: Gigabit LAN (RJ-45 connector), 802.11b/g/n WLAN, BluetoothBuilt-In
Devices: 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x HDMI, 1x VGA, 1 x RJ-45 / Ethernet, 1 x Headphone-out, 1 x microphone-in
Webcam: HD web cameraOptical Drive:DVD BurnerWeight: 2.45 KgDimensions:37.6 x 24.7 x 3.58 cm
Hp - 250
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Price: N118,000
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Model MacBook Air
Screen Size 13.3
CPU 1.70 Ghz
Processor Intel Core i5
Operating System Mac OS X
RAM 4GB
Hard Disk 256 GB
Multimedia Drive
Wireless
Weight 2.5
Webcam
Specifications of MacBook Air Dual-Core i7 1.8GHz (4GB, 256GB SSD) 13.3-Inch Laptop
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Sim: One Sim
Screen Size: 3.1 inches
Processor: Qualcomm®Snapdragon™
S4 processor with
1.2 GHz dual-core CPU
O/S: BlackBerry 10 OS
Camera: Primary: 5MP
Secondary: 2MP
Storage: 2GB RAM, 8GB
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
Battery: non-removable Li-Ion
21mAh
Weight: 120g
Sim: Dual Sim
Screen Size: 4.0 inches
Processor: Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-
A5
O/S: Android OS, v4.1.2
(Jelly Bean)
Camera: Primary: 3.15 MP,
Secondary: None
Storage: 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Battery Li-Ion 1500 mAh
battery (BN-01)
Stand-by Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) /
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 26 h
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi
hotspot
Weight: 128.7 g
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Sim: One Sim
Screen Size: 4.0 inches
Processor: 64-bit A7s
O/S: iOS 7, upgradable to iOS
7.0.4
Camera: Primary: 8MP
Secondary: 1.5MP
Storage: 16/32/64 GB storage
Battery Non-removable Li-Po
1560 mAh
Stand-by Up to 250 h
Talk time Up to 10 h
Music play Up to 40 h WIFI:
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n,
dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
Weight: 112 g
16GB - N128,00032GB - N145,000N21,000
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Sim: One Sim
Screen Size: 5.2 inches
Processor: Quad-core
O/S: Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly
Bean), upgradable to
v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Camera: Primary: 13 MP
Secondary: 2.1MP
Storage: 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Battery Non-removable Li-Po
3000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to
900 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 16 h 30 min (2G) /
Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
WIFI: Wi-Fi 802.11
a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi
Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Weight: 143 g
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A3
Sim: Dual Sim
Screen Size: 6.0 inches
Processor: 1.5GHz Quad-Core
O/S: Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly
Bean).
Camera: Primary: 13MP ( Flash)
Secondary: 8MP
Storage: 16GB. 1GB RAM
Battery Li-ion 3.7V 2600mAh
Stand-by NIL
Talk time NIL
WIFI: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,
WIFI hotspot, WIFI direct,
dual-band
Bluetooth: Version 4.0
Colors: White, Black, Yellow
Weight: NIL
Sim: one
Screen Size: 5.7 inches
Processor: Quad-core 1.9 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
O/S: Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly
Bean)
Camera: Primary: 13 MP,
Secondary: 2MP
autofocus, LED flash, Dual Shot,
Simultaneous HD video and
image recording, geo-
tagging.
Storage: 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB
RAM
Battery Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 420h
Up to 21h
WIFI: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,
dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi
Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE.
Colours: Black, White, Pink, Merlot
Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose
Gold White
Weight: 168 g
N49,800N85,000
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recently announced another feature called KnockCode. This is a special code you set on your device and once that particular sequence of KnockCode is initiated on your phone, it comes on. The KnockCode feature is now available on the recently announced LG L series III. The devices in the series are Lg40, LG 70 and LG 90.
LG Introduces KnockOn and KnockCodeThe KnockOn feature allows you to lock and unlock the device by simply double tapping on the screen of the device.
This feature was first introduced in LG G2. When the phone is locked or in sleep mode, simply KnockOn the screen twice and it pops up.
Aside from the KnockOn feature, LG
corporate office building among others. Mr. Roland Agbanbire, Chairman of the RLG Group said during the unveiling that the technology innovation by the company was a necessity due to the ever increasing need for growth and development in the country.
The plant tagged “RLG - Adulawo Technology City” will enhance job creation, create wealth and improve living standard of the people.
Rlg Opens Phone Manufacturing Plant In Nigeria
In this year’s Mobile World Congress
(MWC), more than 1,800 companies
showcased their products. There
were glimpses of exciting new
phones, tablets, wearables, back-end
solutions, technologies, applications,
accessories, and more. Some of the
newly introduced products include:
* Nokia ‘X’ series
* Samsung Galaxy S5
* HTC Desire 816
* Sony Xperia Z2
* Huawei Ascend G6
* Blackberry Z3 & Q20
* LG G Pro 2 & LG G2 Mini
* ZTE Grand Memo II
* HTC Desire 816
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an additional $3bn in stock to WhatsApp's founders and employees at a later date.
According to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder and CEO, “WhatsApp is on a path to connect 1 billion people. The services that reach that milestone are all incredibly valuable. He also insisted that adverts will not be placed on the messaging platform.
Prior to this acquisition, Facebook's
biggest purchase had been Instagram
for $1bn in 2012.
It had also reportedly offered $3bn to acquire photo messaging service Snapchat which was declined.
Facebook Acquires For $19 BillionWhatsapp
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Microsoft President Visits SLOT.
L-R: President, Microsoft International, Jean-Philippe Courtois & MD, Slot Systems Ltd., Nnamdi Ezeigbo
RLG Group, one of Nigeria’s leading ICT devices manufacturing company, has unveiled its new assembly plant in Ilesha, Osun State, Nigeria. The $50 Million (N7,500,000,000) facility has the capacity to produce 5,000 mobile phones and2,500 laptops per day.
The plant was commissioned by the state Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola in January. The facility also has a training centre, research & development (R & D) laboratory and
Facebook has finally acquired the messaging app WhatsApp in a deal worth a total of $19bn in cash and shares.
WhatsApp which is an instant messaging service, has about 450 million monthly users and is adding more than 1 million new users daily.
This acquisition is the second biggest tech acquisition of all time. The deal includes $4bn in cash and approximately $12bn-worth of Facebook shares, plus
The President of Microsoft International, Mr. Jean-Philippe Courtois on Thursday 27th Feb. 2014 visited the SLOT Outlet at Ikeja City Mall in Lagos. The MD SLOT Systems Limited, Mr. Nnamdi Ezeigbo was on hand to receive him.
The Microsoft President who was on his maiden visit to Nigeria said he was impressed with the SLOT organisation and also commended SLOT's free dsitribution of the SLOT Magazine to the Nigerian Public.
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Winners Since...
include a double door r e f r i g e r a t o r , A i r Conditioner, 40/42 LCD for customers who may emerge winners.
Purchasing a gadget from any SLOT Outlet across Nigeria from the 2nd of D e c e m b e r 2013 to 28th day of March 2014 g i ves a n y b o d y a chance to win a n y of the prizes in this year’s Promo with a raffle ticket to be issued
after purchase.
With much expectation from customers, Mr. Yakubu Al-hassan, a
resident in Akowonjo, Lago s, dur ing an
i n t e r v i e w , expressed his anxiety for the long-a w a i t e d S l o t ’ s Promo 5
Bonanza, “I have been longing for this event as I was lucky to win a Microwave at the Promo 4, I have prayed and have
2008
2010
2012
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2013
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Kenneth Obinna
the belief I will win the car this year”
Tijani Oriyomi Adijat, A lucky winner of the Last event ‘Promo 4’, thanked Slot for giving her a chance to own a car.
Executive Director, Mrs N k e c h i E z e i g b o , explained that the purpose for this year’s event is a reward scheme for SLOT customers across Nigeria. She added that Shopping is not just a n a c t i v i t y b u t a n
Driving all the way from 2008 till date, Slot has been providing rewards alongside a unique shopping experience to its esteemed customers across Nigeria.
This year’s event tagged “SLOT Promo 5 Bonanza” brings a Brand New Kia Rio to whoever becomes Winner, while a whooping sum of Five hundred t h o u s a n d N a i r a ( N 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) w i l l b e awarded to the second runner up. Other prizes
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N500,000
Unilag BranchSuite 2, 2001 Cafeteria, New Hall
Shopping Complex, New Hall Bus-Stop, University Of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba. Lagos - State.
08100408549, 08055499411.
SURULERE67 Adeniran Ogunsanya Street,
Surulere08191595440, 08055499365.
VICTORIA ISLAND BRANCH13A, Saka Tinubu Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos 07028864634, 01-8419280, 08055499376
CALABAR18 Ndidem Usiang iso,
besides Lions Club Park, Calabar. 08191846150, 08055499408, 08055499409
Computer Village Branch15/19 Ola-Ayeni Street. Ikeja Lagos
07029291903
Abuja BranchSuite C16/17 New Bannex Plaza
Aminu Kano crescent, Wuse 2. AbujaPhone No: 08055699617, 08037806772
FESTAC51 road, 512 junction, festac town lagos
07031543570, 08190409086,08055499416, 08055499417.
HEAD OFFICENo 2B, Medical Road Ikeja Lagos
08059908358, 08055499368, 08034620000
IKEJA CITY MALLAlausa Ikeja. 08035103657.
4 1 O u t l e t s . . . . A n d C o u n t i n gSLOT Systems Limited, the leading mobile phone retail chain operating in Nigeria celebrated its 15th anniversary on the 19th of Dec. 2013. Activities marking the occasion included a press briefing, special discounted sales of various products and the cutting of a special anniversary cake at the head office in Ikeja.
Speaking during the occassion MD of SLOT, Mr. Nnamdi Ezeigbo thanked God and the loyal customers of SLOT for the past fifteen years, and emphasised that, as a truly proud Nigerian company, SLOT is driven by the passion to make mobile phones, tablets and access to the internet accessible to a vast majority of the Nigerian population.
The company which was established in 1998 has a network of world class mobile phone retail outlets all over Nigeria putting top quality services at the disposal of esteemed customers who have continued to grow in size and loyalty to the SLOT brand. With a strong online presence and over 41 retail outlets in key cities and commercial locations across Nigeria, SLOT was awarded the Phone-Dealer-of-the-year 2012 and 2013 by the Nigerian Telecom Awards, also won the Telecom company of the year 2014 by Global Excellence Magazine . This is nonetheless a feat achieved as a result of integrity and hard work.
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Mr and Mrs Ezeigbo cutting the Slot 15th Anniversary Cake h
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Benin Branch89, Ekenwan Road, Beside UBA, Benin City.
Phone: 08079890491, 08079890492
EKET68, Eket Oron road Eket, Akwa-Ibom State
07042774461; 08055499414 ; 08055499415.
41 Outlets... And Counting
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ILORIN27 Murtala Muhammed Way08190472465,08190472466, 08055499428, 08055499429
KANO BRANCHNo 2 Zaria Rd, Gyadigy Gyadi /jaoji
08099355042
OSOGBO BRANCHPlot 2 Ayedun Estate Gbongan Road,
Beside Former Access Bank Building, Osogbo, Osun State.Tel: 08056664052, 08033583376
EKITI BRANCH
Enugu Branch
UYOPlot 69, line A
NDDC Road, Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo08191846151,085-828933,085-828944,
08055499406, 08055499406, 08055499407
Sango Ota56, Idi Iroko Road,Sango Otta,
Ogun State 08190472489, 08055499402, 08055499403
ABEOKUTA BRANCH19 Lalubu road, Oke-ilewo Abeokuta,
Ogun State. 08191432299, 08055499400, 08055499401
WARRI BRANCH
AKURE BRANCH MARINA BRANCH Lekki Branch
NEW APAPA BRANCH
GSM VILLAGE PORTHARCOURT PORTHARCOURT BANNEX BUILDING
NO.7 AIRPORT ROAD, WARRI.08055499420, 08055499421,
08033330071
Apapa Branch95, Kofo Abayomi street, Opp.
Ceaser's Palace, Apapa Wharf.Lagos - State.01-8401436, 07028863074, 08055499364
Block A, Shop 2, Airport Bus-stop.07028415477, 08055499378
Lenus Shopping Plaza,Nexttime Supermarket Abacha Road.
07029333643,08055499424, 08055499425.
172A Aba Road, Waterline Roundabout07029333643,0702919776208055499426, 08055499427
33, Oyemekun Road Opposite Wema Bank, Akure, Ondo - State
08168117322, 0805499404
A5 & A6 Cherub MallBefore Chevron RoundaboutOpp Alpha Beach Bus stop
Lekki 01-8422354, 08033913202, 08055499430, 08055499431
51/52 Marina Road, Lagos Island08053976088, 08052057451
Former Unad Health Centre Adebayo-iworoko Road.
08079856807, 08079857157
ILORIN 2183, Ibrahim Taiwo Road,
Ilorin 08055499434
44, Okpara Avenue Enugu,
Enugu State
08079857135, 08079857157
3, Caulcrick Road, Off Kofo
Abayomi, Apapa, Lagos State.07058791005, 07058791027
IKORODU BRANCH75, Lagos Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State.Phone: 08072990187, 08072990188
IBADANNo 121, Abayomi Bus Stop, Iwo Road, Ibadan
08169408595, 07086054050, 08038355292, 08055499418
Asaba Branch287 Nnebuisi Road, Asaba, Delta State. 08033290957
IFE BRANCHNo, 35 Ife Ile-sha Road Opp. Damilac Filling Station,
Mayfair Ile–ife. 08055499422, 07044034832, 08055499423
IBADANMokola roundabout, MRS Filling Station,
Old Texaco Ibadan.
OSHODI BRANCHTHE NIGERIAN ARMY ARENA
Arena Complex, Shop C5, 01, 02, 19 & 20Bolade Bus-Stop, Oshodi, Lagos 08055499410, 08169313791
ALABA INTERNATIONAL MARKET
promises more
68, Wetheral Road, Owerri
120A, Old GRA, Aba Owerri Rd., Opp. Abia Poly. Aba
Plt 466 Ahmadu Bello Way Garki, Abuja.
Delta Mall, Warri, Delta State
Ado Bayero Shopping Mall, Kano
127, Olojo Drive, Acorner Bus stop Alaba, Lagos
N128,000Old Price:New Price:
N132,000
iPhone 5S (16GB)
N70,000N67,000
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HTC-DESIRE-700
N53,000N45,000
Old Price:New Price:
N88,000N70,000
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Galaxy Note 8.0
N41,000Old Price:New Price:
N50,500N30,000
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N35,000N66,000 (16GB)
Old Price:New Price:
N78,000
Galaxy Grand
N140,000N130,000
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BlackBerry Q10 Gold
N29,500Old Price:New Price:
N33,500N22,500
Old Price:New Price:
N32,00017,00014,500
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Phantom Tab N9 Tecno M3
35,600Old Price:New Price:
44,000
48,000New Price: 67,500New Price: 92,000103,000
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10,000New Price:New Price:43,000New Price:
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N3,500N2,500
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Iphone 4 Charger
N18,000New Price:N4,500N2,500
Old Price:New Price:N7,500New Price:
Pocket Charger Pv10000
Sony Xperia Z
Apple Magic Keyboard
Infinix Diamond x402
LG-P715
N31,000Old Price:New Price:
N36,000
Samsung Note 10.1120,000
N107,000Old Price:New Price:
iPhone 5C (16GB)Nokia Lumia 920 Nokia Lumia 925
65,000Old Price: 80,000Old Price:
BlackBerry Q10Old Price: 14,000
LG C39768,00065,000
Old Price:
BlackBerry Q5 Gionee-Elife-E6Old Price: 58,000
BlackBerr y Z10 Xperia Z1
Infinix Max Q X530
iPhone 5S Gold(16GB) BlackBerry Z30
Iphone 5 ChargerN3,800N2,000
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Laptop Bag Small
SAM CAM W800F SONY Wx60
LG G Pro
N78,000Old Price:New Price:
N81,000 N20,000N17,000
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LG-Optimus-L4II Dual
N118,000Guide Price:N90,000N85,000
Old Price:New Price: N48,000
Old Price:New Price:
N50,000
SAMSUNG NX30 SMART CAMERA LG G2 SONY WX 300
N43,000Old Price:New Price:
N49,000XPERIA C2305
N103,000Old Price:New Price:
N115,000
Samsung Note 3
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
New Price: N20,000
N37,000Old Price:New Price:
N43,600
Nokia Lumia 625
- N55,00016GB
Apple Ipod touch
- N65,00032GB
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64GB N135,000Old Price:New Price:
64GB N145,000
N92,000N85,000
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Galaxy S4
N46,500Old Price:New Price:
N55,000
N26,000New Price: N40,000N35,000
Old Price:New Price: N11,900
Old Price:New Price:
N14,000N16,000
Old Price:New Price:
N20,000
Phantom A3
N70,000Old Price:New Price:
N77,000
LG E455 (L5 II dual) NIKKOM CAM S2600
N49,800Old Price:New Price:
N52,000
20,00017,500
Old Price:New Price: 13,500New Price: 37,500
Old Price:New Price:
42,000 78,500New Price:
LG E960 (Nexus) LG OPTIMUS Vu LG OPTIMUS L3 (Dual) Nokia Asha 501 Samsung Core 18262
68,000Old Price:New Price:
74,00055,000
Old Price:New Price:
60,000LG E975
N17,000N14,500
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N83,000N95,000
Old Price:New Price: N44,500
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N52,000N19,000
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N100,000N59,000
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N68,000
LG E435 (L3 II DUAL) Sony Xperia SP
N4,000New Price: N1,000Old Price:New Price:
N1,300 N1,500New Price:N16,000New Price:
DC 16 Nokia Pocket Charger NOKIA CHARGER AC
N35,000New Price:Old Price: N39,000
Voyager Legend Bluetooth
N4,500New Price:
Sam Gal S3 Battery Bb Car Charger
Nokia Lumia 520
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Infinix X351
Sony Xperia ZLSony Xperia ZRXperia Z Ultra
N55,000N45,000
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Old Price:New Price: N65,000
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N98,000Old Price:New Price:
N107,500
N35,000Old Price:New Price:
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Xperia Tablet Z
T F7 Phantom A+
N1,500New Price:
Iphone 5 Handfree
SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 3-7.0
SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 3-10.1
64GB N150,00064GB N135,000
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IPAD4N50,000N43,000
Old Price:New Price:
N75,000N69,000
Old Price:New Price:
Nokia Lumia 920
N148,000Old Price:New Price:
N160,000
iphone 5S Gold Samsung S3 Mini
16GB N130,000Old Price:New Price:
16GB N180,000
iPhone 5S Gold(32GB)
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N12,500Old Price:New Price:
N15,000
Tecno P3
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Taking pictures on a night out with friends can sometimes be challenging with our Camera Phones. Many of us often times think that the presence of flash on our camera phone is just enough to produce decent shots, but this is not always true. The fact is that sometimes you don't even need to activate flash to take beautiful pictures at night.
Listed here are some tips that can guide you through:?Don't shoot into the light: you don't want to
end up having the outline of the subject against the brighter background.
?You can enable flash provided the subject is not lighted up.
?If you have to use flash or a photo light, take the shots from 2-3metres away
?Ensure you have a white balance set for lights from bulbs to prevent your shoot from going orange.
?If your phone has a Night mode setting, enable it.
?Poses aren't necessary: some of the shots will be when people don't know you were snapping, so they are natural and have their own guards down
Do you know that there is a Phone Doctor at every SLOT Store nationwide?
Feel free to visit: www.slotlimited.com or call: 08034620000, 08055499368, 08055499358
For more information.
By: Adewale Oladipupo
Phone Phone Phone Doctor Doctor Doctor
HOW TO TAKE GREAT SHOTS AT NIGHT WITH A CAMERA PHONE
...expect the unborn
Inf tainment tainment
X X+
XL
Nokia X SeriesAnnounced:
February, 2014
Samsung Galaxy S5Announced:
February, 2014
Blackberry Z3Announced:
February, 2014
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Burna Boy & Ice Prince recommends SLOT Magazine
L-R; Sasha and 2faceFlaunting SLOT Magazine
President, Microsoft InternationalJean-Philippe Courtois
endorses SLOT Magazine
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and wife perusing SLOT Magazine
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1. Know what time it is 2. be able to solve a maths question 3. know a single phone number 4. Know the date 5. Be able to text my friend when I miss
my way to his/her party 6. Take a snap shot at a picture-perfect-
place or time 7. be able to wake up from an alarm in
the morning 8. find my way in the dark
Sony Xperia Z2Announced:
March, 2014