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Bogdan Popa

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Personal motto:

"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow" - Jeff Valdez, Stand-up Comedian.

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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world, and more often than not, you’ll see him writing about the whole thing with a typing speed that a traffic camera could easily issue a ticket for.

He typically carries both an iPhone and Android device because there’s no such thing as the perfect phone, and he drives a car that some say is blue, others say is green.

His guilty pleasure is finding bugs in Android Auto (cc @Google, you’d better keep an eye on his reports, as these could actually help you refine the experience behind the wheel), and he occasionally tries out all kinds of weird gadgets that many people didn’t even know they exist.

His daily tech arsenal also includes a smartwatch and earbuds because that’s how geeks rock, as well as a laptop that has nothing in common with fruit.

Bogdan’s long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space in the trunk for his kid’s toys, as well as convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as the phones that these two companies build.

When he’s not writing about cars, Bogdan’s probably trying to fit a bike in the 375-liter trunk of his car or posting tech stuff for autoevolution’s sister site Softpedia.
Creepy Yet Funny Google Maps Navigation Sound Could Cause Nightmares
Creepy Yet Funny Google Maps Navigation Sound Could Cause Nightmares

5 Aug 2020, 09:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps is a great tool for navigation, and millions of drivers use it to reach their destination easier day and night. And the voice guidance that Google Maps has is certainly helpful, as it helps users figure out which way to go without lo...

 
Volkswagen R8 Is the Quattro Supercar Germans Wouldn’t Mind Having
Volkswagen R8 Is the Quattro Supercar Germans Wouldn’t Mind Having

5 Aug 2020, 09:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi is now fully owned by Volkswagen, after the latter purchased the remaining shares and increased their ownership to 100 percent only a few days ago, so nothing stops the two brands from working together even closer than before. In this conte...

 
This Warning Triangle Is a 7-in-1 Gadget Modern Drivers Must Have
This Warning Triangle Is a 7-in-1 Gadget Modern Drivers Must Have

5 Aug 2020, 08:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If the standard warning triangle is too mainstream for you and just want a new-generation product that matches your brand-new 5G phone, smartwatch, smart ring, and electric car, this is exactly what you need. Called TRILIGHT, this clever gadget ...

 
Trending Android Auto Issue Causes Black Screen with Working Sound
Trending Android Auto Issue Causes Black Screen with Working Sound

5 Aug 2020, 08:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Using an Android Auto inside a car is often a crazy rollercoaster ride because while the app seems to be working just fine right now, everything can be broken down a minute later. And some users who installed a recent Android Auto update certain...

 
Android Auto Users, Prepare: Here’s How Google’s Music Service Is Killed Off
Android Auto Users, Prepare: Here’s How Google’s Music Service Is Killed Off

5 Aug 2020, 08:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It’s no longer a secret that Google plans to retire Google Music and move all users to YouTube Music, but until now very little was actually known on when exactly the whole thing is supposed to happen. The Mountain View-based company has f...

 
Apple’s Next iPhone Update Will Include a Small CarPlay Keyboard Surprise
Apple’s Next iPhone Update Will Include a Small CarPlay Keyboard Surprise

5 Aug 2020, 07:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / iPhone users who turn to CarPlay whenever they’re driving are in for a small surprise when the next major operating system update ships later this year. CarPlay will come with support for over 100 additional languages, which means that use...

 
This 1967 Pontiac GTO Spent 25 Years in a Barn and Still Looks Fabulous
This 1967 Pontiac GTO Spent 25 Years in a Barn and Still Looks Fabulous

4 Aug 2020, 09:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 1967 Pontiac GTO introduced quite a lot of changes for the famous muscle car lineup, including not only styling tweaks, such as a new design for the taillights, but also under-the-hood upgrades like a single 4-barrel Rochester Quadrajet carbure...

 
Google Maps Hides Essential Information and Nobody Likes the Change
Google Maps Hides Essential Information and Nobody Likes the Change

4 Aug 2020, 09:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re using Google Maps for navigation, you probably noticed that Google rolls out updates rather frequently, mostly in an attempt to improve the experience for everybody, regardless of their platform. But a change that the search gian...

 
Mazda “Miafa” Is an MX-5 with Alfa Romeo 4C Styling
Mazda “Miafa” Is an MX-5 with Alfa Romeo 4C Styling

4 Aug 2020, 09:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you ever believed that Alfa Romeo and Mazda should work together on improving the styling of the MX-5 Spyder presented at SEMA a few years ago, well, this is how the whole thing could end up looking. Instagram artist Andras Veres, who has rec...

 
How to Fix the Broken Android Auto on Huawei Phones
How to Fix the Broken Android Auto on Huawei Phones

4 Aug 2020, 08:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Android Auto is a great platform, there’s no doubt about it, as it allows us to move part of the Android experience to the larger screen inside a car. And with support for apps like Google Maps, Waze, and Spotify, it’s very clear tha...

 
This Must Be the Coolest Way to Deal with Tailgaters, All Using Voice Commands
This Must Be the Coolest Way to Deal with Tailgaters, All Using Voice Commands

4 Aug 2020, 08:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / No matter if you like it or not, communicating with other drivers is something that everybody does, and while apps like Waze allow us to do this digitally, here’s a new idea that proposes a completely different approach. Called CarWink, th...

 
Google’s New Flagship Music App Silently Updated with New Features for Drivers
Google’s New Flagship Music App Silently Updated with New Features for Drivers

4 Aug 2020, 07:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google will soon kill off Google Play Music, and users are migrated to YouTube Music, the company’s new flagship media app that’s already angering some of those running Android Auto. But on the other hand, it looks like the Mountain ...

 
One of the Coolest New iPhone Features Is Bad News for Drivers
One of the Coolest New iPhone Features Is Bad News for Drivers

4 Aug 2020, 07:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The next iPhone update due in the fall will be a massive release, coming with all kinds of goodies, including home screen widgets, CarPlay wallpapers, and so much more. One of the new features that will be included in this update is called Back ...

 
This 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Is a Cool But Sad Barn Find
This 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Is a Cool But Sad Barn Find

3 Aug 2020, 12:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re in the market looking for a super-rare car to bring back to life, this 1954 Corvette is without a doubt worth checking out, albeit restoring it could be quite a challenge. First and foremost, it was a member of the first-generati...

 
Alfa Romeo MX-5 Spyder Is a Different Kind of Mazda Roadster
Alfa Romeo MX-5 Spyder Is a Different Kind of Mazda Roadster

3 Aug 2020, 12:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda took the world by surprise in 2015 when the company attended the SEMA show in Las Vegas with two MX-5 concepts, one of which was supposed to be a modern interpretation of the company’s already classic vintage roadster. And while many...

 
These Odd-Looking Gloves Let You Change a Tire in Total Darkness
These Odd-Looking Gloves Let You Change a Tire in Total Darkness

3 Aug 2020, 11:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Changing a tire during the night is obviously not the easiest thing to do, especially without a proper source of light around. Sure, we all have smartphones with a flashlight feature, but holding the device with one hand and changing the tire wi...

 
How to Fix the Broken Android Auto in Volkswagen Cars
How to Fix the Broken Android Auto in Volkswagen Cars

3 Aug 2020, 09:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As Android Auto users learned the hard way, the app sometimes works just flawlessly, only to fail to connect a moment later for no clear reason. There are lots of people out there struggling with Android Auto errors, and more recently, I’v...

 
Here’s the Premium Car Waste Bin That Actually Looks Sexy
Here’s the Premium Car Waste Bin That Actually Looks Sexy

3 Aug 2020, 09:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you love cars as much as we do, you probably don’t like garbage to be lying around when getting behind the wheel, so regular cleaning is pretty much the only way to go. But here’s a pretty smart gadget that promises to take care o...

 
Google Maps Under Fire for Offering Users the Fastest Route to Destination
Google Maps Under Fire for Offering Users the Fastest Route to Destination

3 Aug 2020, 09:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As the world’s number one navigation app, Google Maps comes with essential settings for providing users with a route to their destination, so for example, you can configure the app to avoid highways, ferries, and toll roads. But other than...

 
Google Releases Unexpected Android Auto Update, Important Fix Possibly Included
Google Releases Unexpected Android Auto Update, Important Fix Possibly Included

3 Aug 2020, 08:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google rolled out Android Auto 5.5 a few days ago, but it turns out that the company has already published a small revision that’s likely to include an important fix. The search giant doesn’t typically update Android Auto so fast, an...

 

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