Apple's in-browser iTunes Preview feature now works with App Store links

Links to the iTunes Store have been a major annoyance since they first started popping up. You click one and - surprise! - your browser window loses focus and you're switched over to iTunes. Doh! Well, Apple fixed part of the problem late last year by introducing iTunes Preview, which shows song info and previews in-browser when you click an iTunes music link. Now they've gone the rest of the way and extended the preview feature to App Store links.

Unfortunately, this doesn't mean Apple has coded an in-browser iPhone simulator that lets you preview all the App Store's free games in your browser - although that would be amazing. It just means that you'll get to see the app's description, reviews and screenshots without being immediately redirected to iTunes. A small thing, maybe, but a big deal to software blogs like ours: now we can be a little more free with the app links without being pesky to you, our readers. Win!

You can test out the new preview by clicking on some of Apple's bestselling apps and staff picks.

[via TechCrunch]

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