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.
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.
Alfa Romeo Sets Its Eyes on China
7 Mar 2011, 08:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that Alfa Romeo has revived at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show with the introduction of the 4C concept, the company is making the necessary steps to support its goal of launching in multiple markets, including the United States. But Alfa's newes...
Alfa Romeo 4C to Debut in the US in 2012
7 Mar 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Alfa Romeo presented at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show last week the all-new 4C rear-wheel drive coupe and, according to sources from within the company, the car will be launched in the United States as well, in an effort to help the Italian brand relau...
Toyota Delays Etios Liva Launch
4 Mar 2011, 15:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ever since Toyota presented the Etios sedan, the carmaker has also stepped in front of the media to state that buyers should expect more from the hatchback version that would be called Liva. The car was expected to see daylight in the first months ...
Google's Driverless Toyota Prius Is More of a Race Car
4 Mar 2011, 15:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The fact that Google is pondering a possible involvement in the automotive industry is not a new thing, but every time the search engine giant makes a new prototype, it really manages to scare the hell out of carmakers. Takes this prototype for exa...
Audi to Pay 6,500 Euros Bonus to Each Employee
4 Mar 2011, 14:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German carmaker Audi will pay around 6,500 Euros to each of the 42,500 workers after the excellent sales results posted by the company in 2010. A report by the AFP shows that the whole bonus will cost the carmaker a total of 276.8 million euros, wh...
Kentucky: DUI Suspect Loses Car Control While Receiving Oral Sex
4 Mar 2011, 13:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Well, this is how a happy man looks like. Although he was charged with careless driving, speeding and was that close to be arrested for driving under the influence, Jason Kircher from Louisville, Kentucky is damn happy. Why? We don't really kn...
Doctors Call for Smoking Ban in Cars with Children
4 Mar 2011, 13:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The idea of banning smoking in cars with children is not new in the United Kingdom, but this time, a report conducted by the British Lung Foundation emphasize the negative effects of cigarettes on kids traveling in a car. According to the research,...
Toyota Planning New Brand for China
25 Feb 2011, 14:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like some other brands in the industry, Japanese manufacturer Toyota is planning to create an entirely new brand that will be in charge with building and selling small cars in China. After General Motors, Honda and Nissan, Toyota is the fourth...
Silvio Berlusconi Spent $380,000 on Cars for Showgirls
25 Feb 2011, 13:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After Charlie Sheen, who spent almost $800,000 on expensive cars for some of his adult film stars girlfriends, Silvio Berlusconi is the second important person that comes into spotlights on a similar topic. It was reported that the Italian Prime Mi...
Frank Lampard Clocked at 93mph in 50mph Zone
25 Feb 2011, 12:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's a well-known fact that footballers have enough money to buy anything they want and when we say anything, we also think of fast cars we only dream about. This is also the case of Chelsea's star Frank Lampard who was recently caught by...
CBS Cancels "Two and a Half Men" After Charlie Sheen's Car Splurge
25 Feb 2011, 10:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Charlie Sheen has always been a controversial person for his way of spending the money he earns in the extremely-popular "Two and a Half Men" sitcom, but his recent actions finally convinced CBS to take action against him. CBS has thus ca...
SEAT Alhambra Voted "MPV of the Year" in Portugal
25 Feb 2011, 10:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As far as SEAT is concerned, the Alhambra MPV is one of the most important vehicles in its product lineup, although sales figures aren't exactly supporting the car in the race with the other SEAT models. But the Alhambra was recently voted the...
UK: Driver Fined for Parking in Disabled Bay Despite Showing Amputated Leg
25 Feb 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you're living in the United Kingdom and you go shopping at the mall, be sure to have your disabled parking permit before leaving your house. Otherwise, you could get a fine of no less than 70 pounds no matter how hard you strive to convince...
49 Percent of Us Dream About Driverless Cars
25 Feb 2011, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The technology has evolved a lot and, along with it, the automotive industry, but driverless cars are still far, far away from public roads. There were some prototypes tested out there, but none of them ever entered production. Still, this doesn�...
Police Arrest Third-Row SUV Seats Thieves in Anaheim
25 Feb 2011, 09:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Thieves are everywhere and no matter how hard police try, they will always steal as many things as possible. Take these two men from Anaheim, Orange County, California for example. They used to breach into SUVs, usually manufactured by General Moto...
Police Found Truck Driver and Passengers Naked
25 Feb 2011, 08:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Driving should be fun and relaxing and, as the old saying goes, you can't call yourself a driver until you don't make driving a joyful activity. OK, there's no old saying claiming that, we've just made that up, but driving shoul...
Volkswagen Confirms GAZ Joint Venture
25 Feb 2011, 07:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / News regarding a possible joint venture between German carmaker Volkswagen and Russian group GAZ emerged last week but none of the two sides until now denied or confirmed the reports. Volkswagen however today said that it will use the Russian partn...
Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback Released Before Geneva
24 Feb 2011, 15:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet will bring at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show in early March the hatchback version of the popular Cruze, a model specifically designed for the European market and scheduled to go on sale this spring. Boasting the same front fascia as the sedan,...
General Motors Profitable in First Year as New Company
24 Feb 2011, 14:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors died and rose from its own ashes to finally become a profitable company in calendar year 2010. Because yes, the US-based giant has posted a profit in the year which ended December 31, earning $4.7 billion, the most in the last 10 yea...
Holy Cow! Nicki Minaj Steps Out of a Bright Red Lambo
24 Feb 2011, 14:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Are we missing something? We don't really know for sure but sometimes we, here at autoevolution, feel like coming from another era. "LOL" everywhere, Facebook and Twitter all the time and ladies that shoot themselves (as in... photog...