Apple introduces browser-based App Store access

Three months after quietly introducing iTunes Preview, a browser-based feature enabling consumers to view music available in the iTunes digital storefront without installing or launching the related media player, Apple is now extending the service to the App Store and its catalog of iPhone and iPod touch applications.

According to AppleInsider, Web links to iTunes Preview pages are available by selecting the "Copy Link" option within the iTunes application. From there, the URL delivers users to an Apple-hosted site that lists the description, price, screenshots and customer reviews of the iPhone app in question, as well as direct links to the developer's own website and support pages.

For more on the expanded iTunes Preview:
- read this AppleInsider article

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