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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.
The Latest Android Auto Update Seems to Break Down Music Players
The Latest Android Auto Update Seems to Break Down Music Players

19 Jun 2020, 07:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Android Auto 5.4 seems to come with major improvements under the hood, but at the same time, it apparently also brings a headache that nobody knows how to get rid of. And it concerns music players, as several users have discovered that some apps...

 
This 1966 Ford Mustang in Emberglo is All Original, Needs a Second Chance
This 1966 Ford Mustang in Emberglo is All Original, Needs a Second Chance

19 Jun 2020, 07:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Old Mustangs are awesome cars that so many people are drooling over, and the cool thing is that they don’t even need to be in mint condition to become head-turners. The 1966 Ford Mustang that someone is selling right now on eBay is living ...

 
This 1968 Dodge Charger Is a Rare Car Not Appropriate for Amateur Restorers
This 1968 Dodge Charger Is a Rare Car Not Appropriate for Amateur Restorers

19 Jun 2020, 06:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1968 Dodge Charger that’s now for sale online comes with a pretty rare combination of a factory red with a white interior, and the owner guarantees you can hardly find such a mix these days. “It's a rare and desirable combinat...

 
This Ferrari F355 Berlinetta Is Digital Tuning Done Right
This Ferrari F355 Berlinetta Is Digital Tuning Done Right

18 Jun 2020, 09:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Games are pretty much the easiest way for anyone to drive their dream cars, but at the same time, they can also be used by the skilled digital artists out there to create tuned versions or renderings of their favorite models. And this Ferrari F3...

 
The Hummer Sedan Is a Bling Machine That Can Fit Today’s Nightmare Traffic
The Hummer Sedan Is a Bling Machine That Can Fit Today’s Nightmare Traffic

18 Jun 2020, 08:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hummers are vehicles that can hardly serve as daily drivers, and it's in part because such monsters have no place in the crowded cities that we live in today. So theoretically, a smaller Hummer, something in the form of a sedan, would be be...

 
Google Updates Google Maps for Android and Android Auto with a New Feature
Google Updates Google Maps for Android and Android Auto with a New Feature

18 Jun 2020, 08:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has released new versions of Google Maps for Android, and despite the company not sharing a changelog to let us know what’s been improved in these builds, there’s at least one new feature that’s coming to users. More spe...

 
This 1969 Pontiac GTO “Judge” Hasn’t Seen Any Rain Lately, Looks Truly Fabulous
This 1969 Pontiac GTO “Judge” Hasn’t Seen Any Rain Lately, Looks Truly Fabulous

18 Jun 2020, 07:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Iconic cars certainly don’t deserve to be left abandoned in the middle of nowhere - we’ve seen so many of them lately. Rather, if not driven, they should at least be stored in proper conditions where they would be fully preserved. An...

 
This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Is an SS Clone Turned into a Summer Cruiser
This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Is an SS Clone Turned into a Summer Cruiser

18 Jun 2020, 07:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the right love and care, a 50-year-old car can easily serve as anyone’s daily driver, and the 1969 Camaro that someone is selling on Craigslist is just the living proof in this regard. The ’69 Chevrolet Camaro is a solid daily d...

 
Google Could Bring Back One of the Most Popular Android Auto Features
Google Could Bring Back One of the Most Popular Android Auto Features

17 Jun 2020, 14:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The major Android Auto overhaul that was announced in mid-2019 came not only with a plethora of new features, but also with changes that not everybody liked. One of them was the removal of calendar information, which was displayed on the home sc...

 
Lowered and Wrapped Audi R8 Is the Dream Car You Can Park in Your Digital Garage
Lowered and Wrapped Audi R8 Is the Dream Car You Can Park in Your Digital Garage

17 Jun 2020, 13:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re looking for an easy way to create a one-of-a-kind Audi R8, you don’t necessarily have to turn to one of the many tuning houses out there, as the gaming world lends you a hand in this regard. And the lowered and wrapped Audi...

 
Rolls-Royce Escalade Looks Like the Luxury SUV Happening When Pigs Fly
Rolls-Royce Escalade Looks Like the Luxury SUV Happening When Pigs Fly

17 Jun 2020, 09:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A mix between a Cadillac Escalade and a Rolls-Royce Cullinan would obviously set a new standard in terms of luxury SUVs, and the rendering here shared on Instagram by photoshopped_gsc provides us with a digital preview of how everything could look ...

 
1969 Chevy Nova “Barn Find” Has Been Parked for 6 Years, Still a Beauty Queen
1969 Chevy Nova “Barn Find” Has Been Parked for 6 Years, Still a Beauty Queen

17 Jun 2020, 07:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chevy Nova continues to be one of the cars that many people are looking for these days, not necessarily as project cars but as daily drivers too. And the 1969 Nova that someone is selling on Craigslist these days can easily become the car th...

 
This 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Is a Mopars in the Park Superstar
This 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Is a Mopars in the Park Superstar

17 Jun 2020, 07:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There are plenty of iconic cars currently for sale out there, but not all of them are models that have actually won prestigious prizes. And if you’re looking for such a show-winning beast, the 1968 Dodge Charger R/T right here is definitel...

 
Customer Refuses Tesla Model Y on "Many" Quality Issues, Others Confirm Problems
Customer Refuses Tesla Model Y on "Many" Quality Issues, Others Confirm Problems

16 Jun 2020, 15:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A Tesla customer reveals on reddit that he ended up refusing the delivery of the Model Y due to the issues that he discovered on the car, and several others chimed in to report similar quality control problems on their Teslas too. More specifica...

 
Range Rover Urus Is the Unexpected British-Italian SUV
Range Rover Urus Is the Unexpected British-Italian SUV

16 Jun 2020, 15:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Carmakers can work together in a million ways to create a joint model, but it goes without saying that collaborating on the design of a car, with each bringing its own ideas, is what some people would love to see. And it’s because such a h...

 
This VR Onboard Nürburgring Lap in Porsche 919 Looks Way Too Real
This VR Onboard Nürburgring Lap in Porsche 919 Looks Way Too Real

16 Jun 2020, 14:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We’ve known for a while that games are getting more and more real, and racing games in particular, are making huge progress in this regard. There are several popular titles available right now that are trying to offer an immersive experien...

 
This 1968 Pontiac GTO Is a Babied Car Looking for Love
This 1968 Pontiac GTO Is a Babied Car Looking for Love

16 Jun 2020, 08:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Pontiac GTO is a legend, there’s no doubt about it, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that some models don’t end up abandoned in the middle of nowhere by owners who no longer care about them. On the other hand, these ditche...

 
This 1972 Dodge Charger SE Is a Classic Muscle Car Looking Fabulous
This 1972 Dodge Charger SE Is a Classic Muscle Car Looking Fabulous

16 Jun 2020, 07:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re in the market for a muscle car but don’t have the time for a restoration project, this ready-made 1972 Dodge Charger right here could be the one that’s worth taking home. Someone is selling their ’72 Charge...

 
Goodwood Photo Recreated in Gran Turismo Sport Looks Stunningly Real
Goodwood Photo Recreated in Gran Turismo Sport Looks Stunningly Real

15 Jun 2020, 10:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Games have come a long way to look almost as good as the real thing, and when it comes to racing, Gran Turismo Sport is for many the closest you can get to driving a real car. While this is something totally debatable, a Gran Turismo Sport playe...

 
Google Releases Android Auto Update with Major Changes Under the Hood
Google Releases Android Auto Update with Major Changes Under the Hood

15 Jun 2020, 09:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has just released a new Android Auto update, and while the search company did not include a changelog, as per the company’s typical approach, it looks like some major improvements are already on the way. First of all, the new versio...

 

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