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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.
Stewards: Hamilton Deliberately Misled Us!
Stewards: Hamilton Deliberately Misled Us!

2 Apr 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Jarno Trulli penalty saga continues today with a new episode, this time starring stewards as the main characters. In a statement issued on Thursday, stewards confirmed that Lewis Hamilton "deliberately misled" them, a thing that infri...

 
Kia, Hyundai Report 12, 33 Percent Sales Increases
Kia, Hyundai Report 12, 33 Percent Sales Increases

2 Apr 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are far from being over in this unstable automotive industry severely hit by the economic recession but the first positive signs finally appear. Both Kia and Hyundai reported increased sales in March 2009 compared to the month before but obv...

 
Disgusting: Chinese Made Nissan 300ZX - Lamborghini Murcielago
Disgusting: Chinese Made Nissan 300ZX - Lamborghini Murcielago

2 Apr 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / OK, so we already knew that Chinese companies have their "very own" way to build new cars, but every new report concerning these automakers manage to impress us. Including the shameless clones that perfectly copy styling and engineering f...

 
Honda Says No to Frankfurt, Toyota Confirms Presence
Honda Says No to Frankfurt, Toyota Confirms Presence

2 Apr 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Pulling out of major car shows this year and struggling to reduce costs as much as possible seems to be the main task for lots automakers across the globe, including Honda who recently announced it no longer plans to come at this year's Frankf...

 
Volkswagen US Reports Slow March 2009 Sales
Volkswagen US Reports Slow March 2009 Sales

2 Apr 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the economic recession still putting pressure on car manufacturers, especially the ones in the United States, Volkswagen of America today unveiled its March 2009 sales figures, reporting a decrease by 19.7 percent compared to the same month of...

 
Bankruptcy Still Possible, Says GM's New CEO
Bankruptcy Still Possible, Says GM's New CEO

1 Apr 2009, 21:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fritz Henderson, the new General Motors CEO, says bankruptcy is still an option for the American car manufacturer especially if the company cannot meet the government 60-window for restructuring operations. What's interesting is that Rick Wago...

 
Geely GE Limo - Perfect Rolls-Royce Phantom Clone
Geely GE Limo - Perfect Rolls-Royce Phantom Clone

1 Apr 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all know that Chinese manufacturer have their very own quality when it comes to cloning certain models and launching them under different brand but this one seems to be a bit too exaggerate. Although copyright infringement accusations are not a...

 
French Car Sales Keep Growing Despite Recession
French Car Sales Keep Growing Despite Recession

1 Apr 2009, 14:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The scrapping bonus programs prepared by the French government continue to show positive results in the country as new car registration keep growing, especially for models benefiting from this kind of incentives. According to Autonews, French new c...

 
Microsoft, TomTom Reach Agreement Over Patent Infringement Cases
Microsoft, TomTom Reach Agreement Over Patent Infringement Cases

1 Apr 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Redmond-based software giant Microsoft and navigation systems manufacturer TomTom recently announced they have reached an agreement over the patent infringement cases filed by Microsoft before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Was...

 
KTM X-BOW GT4 Race Car Ready for Debut
KTM X-BOW GT4 Race Car Ready for Debut

1 Apr 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The KTM X-BOW GT4 race car will debut in the first round of the British GT championship on 11 - 13 April at Oulton Park. KTM initially debuted the X-BOW GT4 in the light class of the European GT4 last season "under the managed of experienced G...

 
Thieves Are Less Interested in Motorcycles, Report Reveals
Thieves Are Less Interested in Motorcycles, Report Reveals

1 Apr 2009, 12:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / United States motorcycle thefts dropped 2.3 percent in 2008 compared to the year before, a new report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) revealed today. A total of 60,763 motorcycle thefts were reported last year, down 2.3 percent from...

 
Audi A8 Debuts Two New Equipment Packages
Audi A8 Debuts Two New Equipment Packages

1 Apr 2009, 12:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi A8 has just expanded its equipment packages offering with two new options, Audi comfort plus style package and Audi sport plus style package. There's also a new paint color, codenamed Panther Black with crystal effect which will be availa...

 
GM Denies Is Requested Vauxhall Support in the UK
GM Denies Is Requested Vauxhall Support in the UK

1 Apr 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A recent media report issued by The Financial Times newspaper claimed General Motors requested around 600 million pound ($859 million) from the United Kingdom government to support its Vauxhall unit and continue operations at full speed. In a state...

 
Spyshots: 2010 Opel Insignia OPC
Spyshots: 2010 Opel Insignia OPC

1 Apr 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What we have here are the newest spyshots showing the OPC flavor of the last-generation Opel Insignia, a model that brings several styling and engineering upgrades over the standard Insignia. Just like other models produced by Opel and wearing the ...

 
New Mercedes-Benz Actros Details and Official Photos
New Mercedes-Benz Actros Details and Official Photos

1 Apr 2009, 09:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2009 Mercedes-Benz Actros is ready to make its official debut in Europe, the German manufacturer proudly announced today underlining that it comes with many more features compared to the previous model. And to get straight to technical detai...

 
Mazda Shuffles Upper Management Ranks, Changes Global Design Team
Mazda Shuffles Upper Management Ranks, Changes Global Design Team

1 Apr 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like Nancy Pelosi, White House spokeswoman, said yesterday, companies involved in the automotive sector have to make sacrifices in order to cope with the recession and get out without too many losses. However, it may seem like the same rule ap...

 
Alfa Romeo MiTo Veloce Revealed
Alfa Romeo MiTo Veloce Revealed

1 Apr 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Alfa Romeo MiTo model lineup has just received a new member. The long-awaited Veloce is now on display at the AutoRAI show in Amsterdam. Just like some other MiTo models - include here the upcoming GTA already presented to the public at the 200...

 
How Dual-Clutch Transmissions Work
How Dual-Clutch Transmissions Work

31 Mar 2009, 17:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The automatic versus manual dispute regarding the transmission systems installed on a specific car has been going on for quite some time now, especially when a certain automaker came out with the "we've developed the best and the most eff...

 
Merkel Visits Opel, Govts Could Buy 29 Percent of the Company
Merkel Visits Opel, Govts Could Buy 29 Percent of the Company

31 Mar 2009, 13:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The German soap-opera Opel is currently involved in continued today with a new episode starring Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and a couple of other officials who visited the Insignia production site in Rüsselsheim. Merkel was accompanied by...

 
Ford Smiles, the Company Has Become Competitive
Ford Smiles, the Company Has Become Competitive

31 Mar 2009, 12:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just lost its CEO and it still screams for support. Chrysler has been given 30 days to continue negotiations with Fiat and decide on the restructuring plan it forwards to the government. The American automotive industry is facing...

 

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