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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.
Man Left Home to Focus on Career, 43 Years Later His Dodge Charger Is in the Same Spot
Man Left Home to Focus on Career, 43 Years Later His Dodge Charger Is in the Same Spot

8 Sep 2024, 04:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 1968 model year was a fantastic iteration of the Dodge Charger, especially production-wise. The carmaker produced over 96,100 units, including the Charger and the Charger R/T, up from approximately 15,700 cars a year earlier. The jump was in...

 
How Waze Alerts Users of Ambulances and Fire Trucks
How Waze Alerts Users of Ambulances and Fire Trucks

7 Sep 2024, 12:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Waze has become a valuable modern tool to avoid heavy traffic and find your way through busy regions, but it's also fitted with lots of extras that help make public roads safer for everybody. Including for first responders, that is, as the ...

 
How to Update to Android Auto 12.8 Before Everybody Else
How to Update to Android Auto 12.8 Before Everybody Else

7 Sep 2024, 11:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's that time again. Google has just released a new stable build of Android Auto, with the rollout now in its early phases on the Google Play Store. Android Auto 12.8 lands on users' devices in waves, and this is why you might see an ...

 
An iPhone Feature Led Police Straight to a Car Loaded With Stolen Property
An iPhone Feature Led Police Straight to a Car Loaded With Stolen Property

7 Sep 2024, 07:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / AirTags have become valuable tools for locating stolen goods, and this is why many car owners buy the device specifically to plan them inside and track the vehicle if it gets stolen. However, almost every Apple device integrates tracking feature...

 
Another Reason Not To Kill Waze: City Will Use the App To Warn of Road Closures
Another Reason Not To Kill Waze: City Will Use the App To Warn of Road Closures

7 Sep 2024, 06:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Many people believe it's a matter of time until Waze becomes a Google Maps asset, as merging the two navigation apps is the plan Google has always had in mind, but the search giant keeps dropping evidence that this isn't its long-term str...

 
A Museum Closed Its Doors, and a Lucky Guy Got This Fabulous Pontiac Survivor
A Museum Closed Its Doors, and a Lucky Guy Got This Fabulous Pontiac Survivor

7 Sep 2024, 04:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Chevrolet's sales skyrocketed in 1958, mainly thanks to the revamped full-size lineup, Pontiac struggled in the late '50s. The company made several notable changes, including promoting the Bonneville to a stand-alone series status a...

 
You Won't Believe It, but This Fabulous Chevelle Just Moved for the First Time in 30 Years
You Won't Believe It, but This Fabulous Chevelle Just Moved for the First Time in 30 Years

6 Sep 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chevelle was approaching the end of another generation in 1972, but Chevrolet continued with its usual business and focused on refining the car in all key areas. However, beginning with the 1971 iteration, the Chevelle was advertised with th...

 
Man Pulls Out the Family's 1966 Ford Mustang Parked for Decades, Total Restoration Needed
Man Pulls Out the Family's 1966 Ford Mustang Parked for Decades, Total Restoration Needed

6 Sep 2024, 21:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It makes no sense to discuss how the Mustang came to be, as everybody knows that Ford's pony was an instant hit. The American carmaker sold over 417K units in the first year on the market, as the April 1964 unveiling was received with much ent...

 
White-on-Turquoise 1958 Chevrolet Impala Needs Nothing but Love
White-on-Turquoise 1958 Chevrolet Impala Needs Nothing but Love

6 Sep 2024, 12:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 1958 was the year of change for Chevrolet and its full-size lineup, as the GM brand decided to unveil the prototype it announced two years earlier and push it to mass production as a Sport Coupe and convertible. The Impala was originally part of...

 
Google Maps for Android Crashing Unexpectedly: What You Need to Know
Google Maps for Android Crashing Unexpectedly: What You Need to Know

6 Sep 2024, 10:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps has become a must-have application for many drivers, so it's no surprise it now dominates the mobile navigation world. However, like any piece of software, Google Maps is prone to the same software bugs that occasionally hit our...

 
Google Blocks Android Auto App and the Company Is in Big Trouble Now
Google Blocks Android Auto App and the Company Is in Big Trouble Now

6 Sep 2024, 09:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google is working around the clock on increasing the number of apps available on Android Auto, but it doesn't mean the company will allow just any app on the platform. JuicePass, an application developed by Enel in Europe, attempted to step...

 
Too Late? Real-Deal 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 Leaves Storage After 30 Years
Too Late? Real-Deal 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 Leaves Storage After 30 Years

6 Sep 2024, 09:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The SS396 was still a separate series in 1967, as Chevrolet promoted the Super Sport to a stand-alone model in 1966. It didn't take long before the SS became a Chevelle model, as the GM brand decided to undo its idea in 1969. The Chevelle w...

 
1959 Pontiac Bonneville Survives Decades off the Road, All-Original, Complete
1959 Pontiac Bonneville Survives Decades off the Road, All-Original, Complete

5 Sep 2024, 21:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Larger cars were starting to gain more traction in the late '50s, and this is the reason the Chevrolet Impala was almost an overnight hit. The Bonneville made no exception, and considering it sported the long wheelbase in the Pontiac lineup...

 
The Most Anticipated Google Maps Feature on CarPlay Finally Available for More Users
The Most Anticipated Google Maps Feature on CarPlay Finally Available for More Users

5 Sep 2024, 10:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The highly anticipated speedometer in Google Maps on CarPlay is finally becoming available for more users after a long overdue announcement earlier this year. The speedometer has become an essential feature in navigation apps for a wide range of...

 
Innovative App Launches on CarPlay and Android Auto, You'll Probably Download It Right Now
Innovative App Launches on CarPlay and Android Auto, You'll Probably Download It Right Now

5 Sep 2024, 09:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you thought that the days of Android Auto and CarPlay were over – at least, that's what some carmakers are trying to make you think – you're wrong. The adoption of both platforms keeps improving, and developers rush to upda...

 
People Buy New Android Phone, Discover Android Auto Doesn't Work
People Buy New Android Phone, Discover Android Auto Doesn't Work

5 Sep 2024, 07:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Android Auto should technically work with almost any Android phone as long as it runs Google's operating system, but as many people learned the hard way, the smallest glitch in the matrix could lead to a broken experience. This is what happ...

 
Man Trying to Sell His 1959 Chevrolet Impala to Get a Tesla, the Battle Is Already Fierce
Man Trying to Sell His 1959 Chevrolet Impala to Get a Tesla, the Battle Is Already Fierce

5 Sep 2024, 04:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 1959 was the year when Chevrolet promoted the Impala to a stand-alone series after previously launching it in 1958 as part of the Bel Air lineup. The overnight success recorded by the car gave GM no option but to let the Impala embrace its own p...

 
Chrysler New Yorker Bought With 25 Miles on the Clock Saved After 30 Years
Chrysler New Yorker Bought With 25 Miles on the Clock Saved After 30 Years

4 Sep 2024, 21:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Few people remember Chrysler's somewhat controversial strategy during the '70s when the famous Imperial came to an abrupt end in 1975. The Imperial no longer made sense for the parent company because it no longer brought home the bacon...

 
Google Maps Alternatives Get New Updates As Apple Also Preparing Major Maps Announcements
Google Maps Alternatives Get New Updates As Apple Also Preparing Major Maps Announcements

4 Sep 2024, 13:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / You'd think that Google Maps is the one and only navigation app, considering how many people use it, but the number of alternatives keeps growing, with the underdogs also getting better thanks to new-generation features and more frequent refin...

 
Top Waze Rival Gets an Android Auto Feature I Hope Google Will Copy
Top Waze Rival Gets an Android Auto Feature I Hope Google Will Copy

4 Sep 2024, 13:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While the navigation space often revolves around Google Maps and Waze, the market is filled with options, and Flitsmeister is one of the names that often catch people's attention. Described as a top Waze alternative, primarily because it in...

 

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