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America Online and Apple today announced that AOL members can now preview, purchase and download songs available on AOL Music by simply clicking an iTunes button placed next to featured tracks. The iTunes button will immediately launch the iTunes Music Store and automatically select the featured track for preview or one-click purchase and download.

America Online said today that it is offering a US$299 bundle of a PC, 17-inch monitor and color printer to subscribers who sign up for its Internet service for one year. The “AOL Optimized PC” is built by Systemax, and includes a 1.7GHz Intel Celeron processor, 256MB of RAM, and a 40GB hard drive. It comes preloaded with Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and Sun’s StarOffice.

America Online and digital video recorder (DVR) maker TiVo have announced a new partnership that will allow TiVo users to program their machines remotely via AOL’s online network, reports c|net. AOL also said that it will integrate Weblog or “blog” software into the next version of its service, giving its 34 million subscribers a way into the increasingly popular medium.

America Online today announced the launch of AOL Voicemail, a new premium service that enables AOL members to listen to their home voice messages online and their AOL e-mails over the telephone, so that “all their messages can be accessed together at any time, in one place, from any phone or computer.” AOL Voicemail is available to AOL members for US$5.95 per month and works with AOL for Mac OS X or AOL for the Macintosh 5.0.

America Online will allow its next version of AOL Instant Messenger to communicate with ICQ, a surprise move that will connect the company’s two popular instant messaging services, reports c|net. “We’re implementing the test in response to the growth of AOL in Europe, ICQ’s leadership in Europe, and some consumer feedback from AOL members who wanted the ability to exchange instant messages with ICQ members,” said AOL spokeswoman Anne Bentley. Read More

America Online today released AOL 10.2.1 for Mac OS X, the latest version of the popular Internet client software. AOL for Mac OS X is available as a free upgrade for existing members at AOL Keyword: Upgrade, and at AOL’s Web site. Changes in this release are not presently available.