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At some point the internet decided security tools should look adorable. Enter Flipper Zero: a pocket gadget with a pixelated dolphin and the utility belt of a Swiss-army knife for radio things. It went properly viral on TikTok and YouTube—some clips legit, some pure “movie magic.” Under the memes, though, sits a very real, very useful multipurpose wireless tester that plenty of pros keep in their everyday carry.

Image: Steve Jobs Theater, Apple Park — CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons (source)

Apple’s autumn iPhone event is imminent, and this year’s story is hardware. Multiple credible reports suggest a four-phone lineup — iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and a dramatically thinner iPhone 17 Air — with cameras, displays and silicon all in line for upgrades. Apple hasn’t confirmed dates publicly as we publish, but the industry consensus points to an early-September reveal from the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino.