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"Apple&amp;#039;s long-rumoured connected television set is in early development, according to a report. China Business News claims that Apple&amp;#039;s manufacturing partner Foxconn is in the &amp;quot;trial production stage&amp;quot; of the hardware&amp;#039;s creation.  The news comes just weeks after Foxconn claimed that its chief executive Terry Gou was misquoted when he seemingly confirmed that the company is preparing to construct Apple&amp;#039;s smart TV devices. Speculation that Apple is planning to enter the television hardware market intensified earlier this month following reports that the Cupertino-based firm is to acquire German television-maker Loewe. Apple was tipped to release 32-inch and 37-inch smart television sets in the US this year, but subsequent reports suggest that the device will not be seen until 2013. The iPhone maker is yet to officially confirm plans to enter the sector. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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