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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.
Mercedes Presents New GLK Accessories
Mercedes Presents New GLK Accessories

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With GLK sales continuously growing up since its official launch, Mercedes aims to turn market's attention to this particular model using a new range of accessories. Starting with styling parts or safety systems and ending with skis and snowbo...

 
Russia's Automotive Industry Hit by Economic Crisis
Russia's Automotive Industry Hit by Economic Crisis

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With several large car manufacturers, including Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover, already heavily affected, the economic crisis makes new victims in the automotive industry, this time in Russia. The country's largest carmaker, AvtoVAZ, sent an appl...

 
GM's Final Bet: All-In on Hybrid Simulating Software
GM's Final Bet: All-In on Hybrid Simulating Software

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of its efforts to avoid bankruptcy, General Motors is now turning its attention to a different market strategy, namely the hybrid sector which, according to analysts, may represent the future of automotive industry. General Motors, however,...

 
Tuned Vauxhall Astra/Corsa Available to Britons
Tuned Vauxhall Astra/Corsa Available to Britons

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / British tuning company Thorney Motorsport has just unveiled a new series of customized Vauxhall Astra and Corsa VXRs, both of them available in two versions, VXR-S (Sport) and VXR-R (Race). The tuner will produce only 25 units of each variant, Cars...

 
Tesla Employees Fired by Blog
Tesla Employees Fired by Blog

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Last week, news concerning a heavy job cut at Tesla Motors spread on the web and everybody talked about the financial crisis which made another important victim in the automotive industry. However, new interested things related to Tesla's deci...

 
Ford to Focus on Low CO2 Engines
Ford to Focus on Low CO2 Engines

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / American carmaker Ford announced a new investment plan for the Bridgend engine plant in Wales which will concentrate on producing low CO2 1.6-liter, four-cylinder petrol engines from now on. The 70 million pounds investment follows an employment in...

 
Dodge Recalls 20,283 Police Cars
Dodge Recalls 20,283 Police Cars

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler today announced that it is recalling no less than 20,283 model year 2006-2009 Dodge Charger and Magnum units used by police officers due to what seems to be a glitch concerning the gearshift cable. Chrysler mentioned that the affected comp...

 
Bush: TARP Funds Could Save Detroit
Bush: TARP Funds Could Save Detroit

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / President George W. Bush today issued a new statement related to the domestic automotive industry, informing that a potential solution to rescue the almost-collapsed Detroit 3 would be the use of TARP funds until the Senate reconsiders the initial ...

 
Chrysler to Kill Hybrid SUVs
Chrysler to Kill Hybrid SUVs

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although some carmakers decided to concentrate on hybrids to get out of the economic crisis, companies like Chrysler adopted a different strategy and decided to kill two hybrid SUVs only introduced a few months ago. What's interesting is that ...

 
Skoda Stops Work on Fridays
Skoda Stops Work on Fridays

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although the global recession has reached its apogee, the automotive industry crisis with global carmakers slashing production and struggling to remain in business with or without government aid. Skoda is no exception to the rule and today said it ...

 
Hyundai to Build Its Own 6-Speed Auto Transmission
Hyundai to Build Its Own 6-Speed Auto Transmission

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The South Korean carmaker Hyundai has just announced plans to design its own six speed automatic transmission, becoming the third company in the world to develop its own system after General Motors and Ford. This is quite an advanced step for Hyund...

 
Hyundai Enters Chrysler Talks, GM Out of the Deal
Hyundai Enters Chrysler Talks, GM Out of the Deal

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chrysler saga continues today with a new chapter, this time involving Hyundai, with reports informing that General Motors, one of the favorite companies to buy Chrysler, now out of the deal. Reuters writes that Hyundai Motor Co recently entered...

 
Daimler Mocks Economic Crisis, Increases China Sales
Daimler Mocks Economic Crisis, Increases China Sales

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although car manufacturers around the world struggle to reduce looses caused by the economic crisis, there are a few companies which record increasing sales on several markets. The best example is given by Daimler which announced that sales in Chin...

 
Meet SBU, the Electric Self-Balancing Unicycle
Meet SBU, the Electric Self-Balancing Unicycle

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With more and more crowded cities and with the economic crisis forcing people to purchase low-cost cars with lower fuel consumption, innovative vehicles such as Segaways are a must have. However, today you'll meet even a more practical tool th...

 
Chrysler Debuts “Thank You America” Digital Ad
Chrysler Debuts “Thank You America” Digital Ad

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / So, Chrysler received money from the United States government to help it stay in business, preserve jobs and revamp sales. How else could Chrysler spend the money if not by creating a special “Thank You America” digital advert that than...

 
Honda Delays TSX Diesel, V6 Almost Here
Honda Delays TSX Diesel, V6 Almost Here

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since Honda's officials announced at the Detroit Auto Show that the Japanese carmaker plans to introduce a clean diesel engine to the United States, most people already knew that Honda actually talked about the TSX, a car model which was rumor...

 
Ferrari Unveils SE Scuderia Spider 16M
Ferrari Unveils SE Scuderia Spider 16M

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the Formula 1 Constructor's World Championship 2008 title already accounted, the Italian carmaker Ferrari recently unveiled a special series Scuderia Spider 16M which incorporates “the very best of Ferrari's latest mid-rear-eng...

 
Skoda India Cuts Prices on 2008 Models
Skoda India Cuts Prices on 2008 Models

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda India has just announced that it cuts prices on all models by up to Rs (Rupees) 51,500 or $1,068 thanks to a recently announced 4 percent reduction of the Central Value Added Tax, formerly known as CENVAT. The Indian authorities took the deci...

 
Toyota Recalls 120,000 Faulty Chinese Models
Toyota Recalls 120,000 Faulty Chinese Models

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japan's number one automaker Toyota today confirmed that approximately 120,000 cars in China will be recalled to services due to what seems to be a glitch regarding the electric power steering systems. Such a malfunction could lead to loss of ...

 
Nexstar Presents 7-Inch SNAP7 GPS Unit
Nexstar Presents 7-Inch SNAP7 GPS Unit

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the world is full of GPS devices, large companies such as Nexstar continue to design new units that provide lots of more efficient features than the majority of products. The best example comes from the newly-launched SNAP7, a 7-inch naviga...

 

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