Yet more Apple for the day

Denver Nicks has a Time article about more leaked iPhone photos:

Supposedly leaked pictures of what’s claimed to be the next iPhone would appear to back up rumors that the soon-to-be-released handset will recognize its owner’s fingerprint, Juli Clover of Mac Rumors reports:

Unconfirmed photos of what is alleged to be the packaging for the iPhone 5S have been released by the Chinese site C Technology. The photographs depict a standard white iPhone box, similar to the boxes Apple has used as packaging for previous versions of the iPhone.

A black iPhone is printed on the top of the box and the phone's home button is surrounded by a new silver ring and pictured without the iconic square in the middle. The design is in line with rumors suggesting the iPhone 5S home button will be slightly altered in order to accommodate an expected fingerprint sensor, but there is no way to confirm the veracity of the images.
The solid black background on the phone is suspect, as Apple typically uses a wallpaper for a background, but leaked images of purported iPhone 5C packaging have also shown a solid colored background.
While KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has indicated the iPhone 5S will feature a sapphire-covered convex home button to support the fingerprint sensor, other reports have disagreed with this conclusion, with 9to5Mac suggesting a non-distinct design for the home button that might possibly contain a shinier border as seen in the photo.
Apple will unveil the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C during an iPhone event on Tuesday. In addition to a fingerprint sensor, the iPhone 5S is expected to have an upgraded processor, an improved camera, and a new "champagne" color option.
C Technology has now posted higher-quality versions of the original two photos, as well as two additional photos of the box (photos, bottom). The apparent newly designed button would lend support to buzz that the new iPhone would include a sensor allowing it to recognize the fingerprint of its owner in order to reduce the need to enter passwords by hand.

Rico says he's saving up for a new Mac Pro, not a new iPhone, but it'll be interesting to see what shows up tomorrow...