Is this simply part of Apple's marketing: a strategic leaking of images to generate buzz? Anyway, it's fun being in this stage in the run-up to the next product launch from Apple. The first "iPad mini" photos have appeared, but as the website M.I.C. Gadget notes in its post, there's zero authentication. Still, the site apparently finds them credible. Of note is the fact that there's no rear-facing camera.