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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.
How Apple CarPlay’s Dark Mode Is Supposed to Work with Any iPhone
How Apple CarPlay’s Dark Mode Is Supposed to Work with Any iPhone

3 Feb 2020, 18:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The release of iOS 13 included a major facelift for CarPlay as well, but users have been complaining of various issues with this version ever since the update landed on the first iPhones last September. More recently, there are reports of incons...

 
Rare iPod Nano Ferrari Edition Can Be Yours for Half the Price of an iPhone
Rare iPod Nano Ferrari Edition Can Be Yours for Half the Price of an iPhone

3 Feb 2020, 17:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re an Apple fanboy who also loves Ferraris, here’s something that’ll probably catch your attention really fast. An eBay user is selling what he claims to be a first-generation iPod Nano model customized by the Italian car m...

 
Ferrari F40 LM Brought Back to Life in Forza Livery, and It Looks Stunning
Ferrari F40 LM Brought Back to Life in Forza Livery, and It Looks Stunning

1 Feb 2020, 19:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Forza might not necessarily be a new game, but it still impresses in terms of graphics and the level of details that some elements, such as the cars, come with. Of course, while the pre-loaded car models already sport designs that look very real...

 
Update Your iPhone Right Now to Get Traffic Lights, Stop Signs in Apple CarPlay
Update Your iPhone Right Now to Get Traffic Lights, Stop Signs in Apple CarPlay

1 Feb 2020, 14:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple’s recently-announced Apple Maps overhaul includes several major improvements supposed to help drivers when getting behind the wheel, including refined navigation directions and new content. Currently available in the United States ex...

 
Apple Launches a New Apple Maps App in the US
Apple Launches a New Apple Maps App in the US

30 Jan 2020, 19:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple has finally announced the redesigned Apple Maps experience, but for the time being, only users in the United States can give it a try. The Cupertino-based tech giant, however, says the European launch will take place later this year. Apple...

 
Driver Says He Ended Up on the Wrong Side of the Highway Due to Waze Directions
Driver Says He Ended Up on the Wrong Side of the Highway Due to Waze Directions

30 Jan 2020, 19:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 2020 Chevy Silverado pickup owner says he ended up driving the opposite direction on Routes 1&9 in New Jersey after following the navigation directions provided by the Google-owned mobile app Waze. The Silverado driver claims Waze told him...

 
This Indestructible iPhone 11 Costs $5,000 and Looks Like a Tesla Cybertruck
This Indestructible iPhone 11 Costs $5,000 and Looks Like a Tesla Cybertruck

29 Jan 2020, 18:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As if the iPhones aren’t expensive enough, Russian brand Caviar has just announced a special-edition model whose price is expected to exceed $5,000. The so-called “iPhone Cyberphone” is actually an iPhone 11 Pro that comes with...

 
Lamborghini Huracan, Ferrari 458 Spider Now Racing with Windows Down in NFS Heat
Lamborghini Huracan, Ferrari 458 Spider Now Racing with Windows Down in NFS Heat

28 Jan 2020, 17:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The first update of the year for Need for Speed Heat is a massive release, there’s no doubt about it, and it includes everything from steering wheel support and a brand-new chat wheel to lots of fixes and car-specific refinements. First an...

 
Don’t Use Google Maps to Drive to a Burger Place or You’ll End Up in a Volcano
Don’t Use Google Maps to Drive to a Burger Place or You’ll End Up in a Volcano

27 Jan 2020, 17:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps launched no less than 14 years ago, and since then, it has a grown at a pace that impressed everyone. The mapping data that it’s based on is updated regularly, all in an attempt to remain accurate and direct us from point A to poi...

 
Viral Honda Civic Si Looks Geeky with an HDMI Exhaust and No Headphone Jack
Viral Honda Civic Si Looks Geeky with an HDMI Exhaust and No Headphone Jack

26 Jan 2020, 14:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Modern cars come with all kinds of connectivity options, and this makes total sense given that more and more technologies make their way to the majority of brands. However, this European Honda Civic Si sports what all the other cars out there ap...

 
Most Drivers Wouldn’t Pay Half the Price of an iPhone for Life-Saving Car Tech
Most Drivers Wouldn’t Pay Half the Price of an iPhone for Life-Saving Car Tech

25 Jan 2020, 22:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It goes without saying that new technologies don’t come cheap, and this typically happens for a good reason, as manufacturers need to cover expenses with stuff like R&D, marketing, and component manufacturing. But according to a study ...

 
You Probably Didn’t Expect the iPhone 11 to Get Hot and Act Crazy While Driving
You Probably Didn’t Expect the iPhone 11 to Get Hot and Act Crazy While Driving

25 Jan 2020, 21:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A growing number of iPhone 11 owners complain of issues like overheating and the device acting crazy while it’s connected to a car with CarPlay running on the head unit. While details are rather scarce at this point, some say Google Maps i...

 
Apple Envisions a Smart Car Owners Can Control Using Just Their Voice
Apple Envisions a Smart Car Owners Can Control Using Just Their Voice

24 Jan 2020, 20:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new Apple patent describes a technology developed by the Cupertino-based tech giant that essentially converts a self-driving car into a smarter vehicle which can be controlled using voice commands. Much like a Siri-powered vehicle, a car equip...

 
1992 VW Golf GTi Breakdancing in Forza Horizon 4 Is the Weirdest Thing Today
1992 VW Golf GTi Breakdancing in Forza Horizon 4 Is the Weirdest Thing Today

24 Jan 2020, 19:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Breaking game physics really isn’t the most difficult thing to do, and that says a lot about the effort game studios put in polishing the titles they launch these days. However, it goes without saying that you don’t normally expect t...

 
Don’t Update Your iPhone If You Use Apple CarPlay Behind the Wheel
Don’t Update Your iPhone If You Use Apple CarPlay Behind the Wheel

23 Jan 2020, 18:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple’s CarPlay is generally more reliable than Android Auto, but this doesn’t necessarily mean it’s flawless. And a number of users who updated their iPhones to the latest stable build of iOS figured this out the hard way. Whi...

 
Kia Soulster Second Teaser Unveiled
Kia Soulster Second Teaser Unveiled

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The South Korean automaker Kia has just released the second teaser of its upcoming model Soulster, a new car set to be showcased at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show. Even though the photo does not say too much about Kia's new model, rumors are c...

 
Nissan Recalls Frontier, Pathfinder, Xterra Due to Airbag Glitch
Nissan Recalls Frontier, Pathfinder, Xterra Due to Airbag Glitch

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese carmaker Nissan is recalling a number of 242,720 Pathfinder, Frontier and Xterra models manufactured between 2005 and 2009 due to what seems to be a glitch regarding the front crash zone sensor. According to a Nissan notification sent to t...

 
Volvo's New 2.4 Diesel: 37.9 MPG, 205 HP
Volvo's New 2.4 Diesel: 37.9 MPG, 205 HP

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo has just unveiled what seems to be the perfect engine addressed to recession times: a 2.4-liter 5-cylinder Euro 5 diesel, particularly focused on fuel economy and CO2 emissions but still capable of developing a remarkable power. Just to give ...

 
2009 Ford F-150 officially the Safest Pickup in the US
2009 Ford F-150 officially the Safest Pickup in the US

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After so many Ford statements praising the revised model we all know that the Ford F-150 is an incredible car, but even so, the American automaker continues to talk big about the car. And following the recent 5-star crash-test rating gained from t...

 
Toyota Launches Safety Connect, Telematics Program for 2009
Toyota Launches Safety Connect, Telematics Program for 2009

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota today announced the launch of its own telematics system that is currently set to arrive on models included in the 2009 product lineup. The first vehicles equipped with Safety Connect are scheduled to arrive as soon as summer 2009, Toyota sai...

 

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