# TechRescue, Newton: an electronics repair shop in Newton (2026 guide) Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ma/newton/techrescue-newton-ma. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 2 sources. Updated 2026-08-14. Owner review: not yet. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ma/newton/techrescue-newton-ma ## Photos - ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsr77vgc0abzyeci9fp66jf0%2F0.jpg) - ![Photo 2](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsr77vgc0abzyeci9fp66jf0%2F1.jpg) - ![Photo 3](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsr77vgc0abzyeci9fp66jf0%2F2.jpg) - ![Photo 4](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsr77vgc0abzyeci9fp66jf0%2F3.jpg) - ![Photo 5](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsr77vgc0abzyeci9fp66jf0%2F4.jpg) ## In short TechRescue is an electronics repair shop in Newton, MA. Its AI Score is 31 of 100, which is poor. Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Perplexity, Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Electronics repair shop | | Address | 323 Washington St, Newton, MA 02458, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 9 AM to 6 PM · Sat 10 AM to 6 PM · Closed Sun | | Phone | (617) 779-7377 | | Owner | Nothing found | | Rating | 4.6 across 263 reviews on Google | | Known for | Nothing found | | Prices | Nothing found | | Quietest time | Nothing found | | Parking | Nothing found | | Last verified | September 18, 2026, 9:38 PM | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 323 Washington St, Newton, MA 02458, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Location info | Description | If it's Tech, we Rescue it! TechRescue offers cellphone, computer and other electronics repair and support. We are a walk-in shop so please feel free to stop by our Newton location anytime. We can also provide on-site support and pick up service as well as needed. Text messages are received at the number above and will receive a timely response during business hours. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Location info | Name | TechRescue | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Location info | Phone | (617) 779-7377 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Saturday | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Services | Service | Cellphone repair | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Computer repair | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Electronics repair | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | On-site support | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Pick up service | AI guess | Nothing found | | Links | Website | http://www.techrescue.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | ## Services and prices Services not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Known for Reviews not read yet, back on Scan Day. ## The team Nothing found ## Visiting TechRescue Address: 323 Washington St, Newton, MA 02458, USA. Phone: (617) 779-7377. Hours: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 6 PM · Sat 10 AM to 6 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile Business description, written by TechRescue on its Google Business Profile: "If it's Tech, we Rescue it! TechRescue offers cellphone, computer and other electronics repair and support. We are a walk-in shop so please feel free to stop by our Newton location anytime. We can also provide on-site support and pick up service as well as needed. Text messages are received at the number above and will receive a timely response during business hours." ### When to go Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Parking and getting in Nothing found ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Max and Leo's Pizza Newton | Pizza restaurant | 1 min walk | | Corner Cafe Newton | Diner | 1 min walk | | Buff's Pub | Pub | 1 min walk | | Dunkin' | Coffee shop | 1 min walk | | Washington St @ Bacon St | Bus stop | 2 min walk | | Newton, MA (Bus stop on Washington Street between Centre Street and Bacon Street. Bus will stop at the bus shelters in front of One Newton Place retail and offices.) | Bus stop | 2 min walk | ## Reputation 4.6 average across 263 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 13, 2026.) TechRescue offers quick repairs and knowledgeable service, but inconsistent quality and communication issues have led to customer dissatisfaction. (AI guess, from 263 reviews.) ### What people like - Quick turnaround on repairs - Effective water damage recovery ### What people do not like - Poor communication and follow-up - Inconsistent repair quality - Rude or unprofessional staff interactions ### Press No press story about TechRescue found yet. ### Awards None named yet. ### Directories Directory listings not read yet. ## Recent updates from TechRescue TechRescue hasn't posted an update here yet. ## Questions people ask ### Booking here, how does it work? No answer yet ### planning a Sunday visit, is that a wasted trip No answer yet ### services here, what do people go in for? No answer yet ### do I need to fill anything in beforehand No answer yet ### Why do people rate TechRescue? No answer yet ### Somewhere to park near TechRescue? No answer yet ### Ballpark for a visit to a shop in Newton? No answer yet ### killing time on Washington, any ideas No answer yet ### does TechRescue ever have cancellations No answer yet ### membership, worth it or not No answer yet ### best electronics repair shop in Newton No answer yet ### where does this shop post updates No answer yet ### Finance options, anyone used them? No answer yet ### Are the hours on Google right for TechRescue in Newton? No answer yet ### what does TechRescue actually get right? No answer yet ### anywhere cheaper than this shop in Newton that is still good? No answer yet ### reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints? No answer yet ## What AI gets wrong about TechRescue We ask Perplexity, Gemini and ChatGPT about TechRescue. These are the answers that disagree with the record. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026. ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 13, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What the record says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026: 36 Mt Auburn St | 323 Washington St, Newton, MA 02458, USA | ## The AI Score: 31 of 100 The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Electronics repair shops on the registry run 21 to 46. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. TechRescue scores 31. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | TechRescue | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 38 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 33 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 1 of 2 answers that recommended anyone. 1 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. | | Reviews & response | 12 | 81 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 53 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 66 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 37 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology ## How AI decides what to tell you about an electronics repair shop When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on. That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today. The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place." ## How to choose an electronics repair shop in Massachusetts, with or without AI A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating. - Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door. - Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake. - Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today. - Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes. - Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with Massachusetts. ## How to read the marks on this page - Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry. - Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit. - AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it. ## About the author Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine. - Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping. - Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing. - Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including TechRescue if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source. ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to TechRescue | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TechRescue | LocalBusiness | #business | http://www.techrescue.com/ | Subject of this page | | Newton, Massachusetts | City | #city | Nothing found | City TechRescue is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the electronics repair shops in Newton, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best electronics repair shops in Newton: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/newton/electronics-repair-shop - Best businesses in Newton: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/newton ### Nearby - /boston: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/boston - /cambridge: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/cambridge - /somerville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/somerville - /brookline: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/brookline - /waltham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/waltham - /wellesley: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/wellesley ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Massachusetts: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI search optimization for local business? Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it. ### What is Local AI Registry? The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free. ### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI? Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next. ### Who writes the answers here? Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so. ### I own TechRescue. How do I fix something or rank higher? Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work. ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJPT6nD0h444kR2cAgq8eShuk (accessed Aug 13, 2026) - [2] AI engine output: Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026; ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 13, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)