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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.
New Kia Picanto Interior Revealed
New Kia Picanto Interior Revealed

24 Jan 2011, 08:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia has just announced that the new-generation Picanto, which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March, will be offered with a range of four engines, each of them specifically configured for low emissions and enhanced economy. Specific...

 
GM Announces 8.39 Million Vehicles Sold in 2010
GM Announces 8.39 Million Vehicles Sold in 2010

24 Jan 2011, 07:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced its sales results for the year that ended December 31, confirming that it managed to deliver more than 8 million vehicles globally. Specifically, the US-based manufacturer sold a total of 8,389,769 cars in calendar...

 
Romanian Finds Way to Turn Greenhouse Gases into Fuel
Romanian Finds Way to Turn Greenhouse Gases into Fuel

23 Jan 2011, 16:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Greenhouse gases are a major problem not only because they contribute to global warming but also because they have a serious impact on oceans, acidifying them and thus affecting the life of organisms living under water. But Liviu M. Mirica, PhD, as...

 
Britney Spears in a Maserati GranTurismo
Britney Spears in a Maserati GranTurismo

21 Jan 2011, 15:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Before going further with reading this piece of article, you must find out something about us: seeing American celebrities that aren't quite talented and who do nothing than to look good and thus becoming uber rich is the thing we hate the mos...

 
Christina Aguilera Buys Boyfriend a Mustang GT
Christina Aguilera Buys Boyfriend a Mustang GT

21 Jan 2011, 15:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Christina Aguilera is the kind of rich woman that buys a lot of cars, that's for sure. At least, this is what a bystander believes when seeing the American singer in all kinds of cars and, honestly, it's pretty hard to believe that's...

 
Hyundai to Set Up Production Plants in India
Hyundai to Set Up Production Plants in India

21 Jan 2011, 14:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Indian market seems to be following the same path as China, as the country is registering an impressive amount of interest from almost any carmaker that means something in the industry. After other big names confirmed their intentions to either...

 
Opel Launches Astra iPhone Applications
Opel Launches Astra iPhone Applications

21 Jan 2011, 13:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We're not sure why, but it just seems that you don't deserve a place in the automotive industry if you don't develop your very own iPhone application that lets drivers do something "special". And when we're saying spec...

 
Gas Price in Finland - $9 per Gallon and Going Up
Gas Price in Finland - $9 per Gallon and Going Up

21 Jan 2011, 12:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The automotive industry has recovered from the crisis or so claim big carmakers who have already started praising their models for the way they performed in the last few months. And yes, they're efforts deserve to be praised, as the auto secto...

 
Mitsubishi's Global Small Car Coming in 2012
Mitsubishi's Global Small Car Coming in 2012

21 Jan 2011, 12:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's a lot of buzz surrounding Mitsubishi's enthusiastic plans for the future and everybody's curious to see what's so special about the new global small car the company has prepared for the Geneva Auto Show. Well, not only t...

 
Acura ZDX to Debut in China in 2011
Acura ZDX to Debut in China in 2011

21 Jan 2011, 11:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / OK, we do know that Acura is mostly addressed to the United States, but the way the brand performed in China isn't quite a reason to be proud of. But the chief executive within the company are looking into ways to change things a little bit th...

 
Range Rover Evoque to Cost $121,000 in China
Range Rover Evoque to Cost $121,000 in China

21 Jan 2011, 11:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all know that China is a booming market and we also understand the carmakers' desire to launch more and more vehicles in the country, just as an effort to benefit the most from the local buying power, but we don't really think that sel...

 
Audi Q3 Could Make It to the States After All
Audi Q3 Could Make It to the States After All

21 Jan 2011, 11:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it's not yet released, Audi Q3 is the subject of some sort of debate within the German manufacturer. Executives are still wondering whether it should be or it should be not a good idea to launch the upcoming crossover in the United St...

 
Nissan Leaf, Buy One Now and Get It in 2012
Nissan Leaf, Buy One Now and Get It in 2012

21 Jan 2011, 10:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan Leaf was one of the highlights of the 2010 year end and, together with Chevrolet's Volt, it created quite a frenzy around the green car industry. Months before the Japanese manufacturer rolled out its Leaf, customers started asking preo...

 
Hyundai Rolls Out AFC Championship Ads
Hyundai Rolls Out AFC Championship Ads

21 Jan 2011, 10:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Getting ready for the Super Bowl advertising campaign that plays a key role not only for Hyundai's marketing strategy, but for the whole industry's, the South Korean manufacturer today presented the two AFC Championship advertisements inc...

 
Skoda to Hire Hundreds This Year
Skoda to Hire Hundreds This Year

21 Jan 2011, 09:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda is just one small part of Volkswagen's empire but, just like the rest of the brands, it has to expand its business in order to help the parent company reach its goal of becoming the world's number one carmaker by 2018. In order to d...

 
Prius c Concept Not for Europe
Prius c Concept Not for Europe

21 Jan 2011, 08:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota presented the Prius c Concept at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and voices familiar with the matter are already hinting that the Japanese manufacturer is considering a production version of the car. The curious th...

 
Mitsubishi to Develop Eight EVs and Hybrids by 2015
Mitsubishi to Develop Eight EVs and Hybrids by 2015

21 Jan 2011, 07:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The world of electric vehicles and hybrids is becoming more crowded every day and the latest name that will launch new contenders in this specific sector is Mitsubishi. The Japanese manufacturer intends to launch no more, no less than eight hybrid ...

 
Dodge, Mopar Launch iPhone, Android and Blackberry App
Dodge, Mopar Launch iPhone, Android and Blackberry App

20 Jan 2011, 15:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Dodge has just announced that together with Mopar it will launch a downloadable smartphone application that will offer access to a new bundle of services available for all Dodge vehicles. The software will be available for free and will initially b...

 
Infiniti Partners ESPN for College Basketball Campaign
Infiniti Partners ESPN for College Basketball Campaign

20 Jan 2011, 15:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan's Infiniti has just announced that it has formed a partnership with ESPN to become the lead-in sponsor of the NCAA Men's Basketball Primetime TV Game of the Week and also debut the so-called Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge...

 
Oh Wait, There's More: GM Appoints New Global Product Development Leader
Oh Wait, There's More: GM Appoints New Global Product Development Leader

20 Jan 2011, 14:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors yesterday announced a bunch of leadership changes within three of its core brands and, even if we thought that the US-based carmaker has finished its restructuring process, more changes were revealed today. Mary Barra is the new lead...

 

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