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ABC Player for iPad Now Supports 3G Streaming & More
   

Well, that was fast. No sooner did 3G-enabled iPads hit new owners’ hands on Friday than a public outcry over the ABC Player app being unable to stream over 3G flared up -- but the network has squashed the drama with a new update released on Monday night.MacRumors is reporting that television network ABC was quick to put out a press release on Monday announcing that it would indeed be allowing 3G streaming through its ABC Player app -- and followed through with the update in the App Store a mere few hours later.The 2.1MB ABC Player version 1.1.1004 isn’t just about 3G streaming to your iPad, though -- the network has been working hard to address a few other issues as well, including new landscape orientation support for all screens (not just show playback), support for the iPad’s orientation lock, updated and more responsive player controls, improved display of parental ratings and the always-important “bug fixes and stability enhancements.”While MacRumors claims that ABC was forced to “add a lower-quality video stream for the system to default to when network performance demands it,” a quick check as soon as the app was available on Monday night provided surprisingly good results from the most recent episode of Desperate Housewives on Sunday night. Strangely, only the commercials appeared to be streaming at lower quality -- which we’re sure that ABC fans might consider a fine tradeoff.How is the app update working for the rest of our new iPad 3G owners? Sound off in the comments!
     

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