Will Apple release a TV by end of 2012?

“Apple may have some big plans for 2011, but one analyst believes the company may be saving one of its biggest announcements for 2012–a television,” Jim Dalrymple reports for CNET.

“Gene Munster, a Piper Jaffray senior research analyst, said in a research note today that he believes Apple will enter the TV set market by the end of next year,” Dalrymple reports. “If Munster is right, that gives Apple two years to design and manufacture the television.”

Dalrymple reports, “An all-in-one TV could include built-in Apple TV, MobileMe access, the iTunes Store, and use of the same network as computers.

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