Tech Talk is a bi-weekly series highlighting a member of the Gophermods Family. We presented each of our technicians, managers and employees with 10 questions. These are their answers. Today our participant is Matthew F, assistant store manager at Gophermods Woodbury and guest blog contributor. 1. Where are you from? Matt F operates his HTC Vive VR Headset I grew up in Plymouth, MN. I spent most of my formative years in the city, So upon graduating from high school I decided to attend college down in Mankato for a Bachelors in Media Arts. It was an interesting [...]

UPDATE: Samsung has concluded their investigation determining the cause of the Note 7's battery malfunctions. You can watch the video here.  If you have a Note 7, Gophermods is not offering repairs on Note 7 and encourages you to return it.  With Samsung officially taking Galaxy Note 7 off of life support, the saga of 2016's largest tech debacle is over. The FAA has banned the phones from being brought on planes, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a complete recall of both the original and replacement units. Samsung has urged consumers to power off their Galaxy Note [...]

This article was written by guest contributor Matthew F, Assistant Manager of Gophermods, Plymouth Google’s largest hardware reveal has come and gone. And it has given the tech world a ton to talk about. But what does this all mean for you? Someone who isn’t skipping Monday night football to read the latest in tech journals. Well, here are a 3 things to take away from Google’s fall event so you can impress your techie friends! 1. Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence has been a key part of Google’s business strategy over the past few years. The latest in their artificial intelligence efforts [...]

Tech Talk is a series highlighting a member of the Gophermods Family. We presented each of our technicians, managers and employees with 10 questions. These are their answers. Our 2nd Tech Talk Participant is our owner and founder; Casey P. Where are you from? I am originally from Franklin Park, IL but I was raised in South Eastern Wisconsin in Brighton, WI. What is your Job at Gophermods? I am not sure I would classify what I do as a job at Gophermods, because everything I do is so much fun and I enjoy everyone I interact with throughout my day. I [...]

We’ve seen it on the advertisements. The Galaxy S5 brought it to the mainstream with people rinsing the phone off in sinks. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge took it a step further with champagne baths and dives into a fish tank. It’s a main selling point of the newest Galaxy Phone: water resistance. It is a rather broad term. If you look at the fine print, you’ll see the classification “IP68 Certified”. What does that mean? IP, or Ingress Protection is a standardized code used to signify how resistant or airtight an enclosure is to dust particles and [...]

Tech Talk is a series highlighting a member of the Gophermods Family. Today we have Michael H. from Gophermods Woodbury 1. Where are you from? I live in St. Paul Minnesota 2. What is do you do at Gophermods? I am  the Assistant Store manager at St. Anthony and Woodbury. I also assist in managing the blog and social media aspects of Gophermods. 3. What is your favorite phone to repair and why? iPhone 5S has to be my favorite. The design is well thought out(with the exception of Touch ID). The majority of repairs are easy to do, and [...]

In March Apple unveiled the iPhone SE, a successor to the aging iPhone 5S. The SE is Apple’s most affordable iPhone to date, but still maintains flagship levels of performance like the iPhone 6S. Here are 8 things that you should know about the iPhone SE 1. You can use your iPhone 5/5S accessories with it. The iPhone SE uses a “beloved” design, allowing users to re-use their pre-existing cases, battery banks, camera accessories and dock systems. Simply put, it’s the same beautiful design with some refinements. 2. It has the same rear camera as iPhone 6S. If you are [...]

Top Five Rumors about the 2016 Google Nexus(Or Pixel?) As Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P near their first birthdays, the rumor mill for Google’s 2016 offering heats up. The points featured below are based off of speculation and hypothesis. Obviously at this point since nothing is confirmed to be final, take everything with a grain of salt. 1. It will be manufactured by HTC. HTC has been out of the Nexus game since 2014 when it made the Nexus 9 tablet. It has been even longer since they made a phone in the Nexus lineup. As Google likes to [...]

When Foxconn finalized it’s acquisition of Sharp in late April, it brought to mind a few interesting ideas that could happen in the next few years. Sharp has been a supplier for screens on Apple’s iPhones for years. Foxconn, one of the largest electronics manufacturers in the world is the producer of the iPhone. The combining of forces could point us toward a couple of hints in the future of the iPhone, and some positive trends for the industry. 1. Sharp is best known as an LCD manufacturer and has supplied Apple with screens for quite some time. With the [...]