While we are in the heart of CES 2012, an event that Apple has decided to skip year after year, it also happens to be around the same time we see a sudden influx in new iPhone, iPad and iPod touch rumors.

Some call it a coincidence while others believe Apple’s marketing team has a slight hand in it. Nevertheless today has been a busy day for Apple news with two big sources “divulging” so-called interesting details about the upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad 3.
The iPhone 4S was the top-selling smartphone at Verizon, Sprint and AT&T in November, according to Canaccord Genuity, as Apple‘s handsets fight off tough competition from Samsung.
Apple’s 4S topped the list at all major carriers offering the device in the U.S., while the Samsung Galaxy S2 took the crown at T-Mobile. The S2 also came in second at Sprint and AT&T, sandwiched in between Apple’s 4S and iPhone 4, while the Motorola Droid Razr and HTC Rezound rounded out the top three at Verizon, where the S2 is not sold.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has had the top-selling smartphone at AT&T and Verizon every month this year, and continued that pattern at Sprint in October when the 4S became available on the carrier. Still, Samsung’s smartphones have been challenging Apple every step of the way.