AOL Updates Macintosh Applications

AOL pushed updates to several of its products for the Macintosh platform on Monday, including added functionality that would help its applications work more smoothly with native Mac OS X programs. The enhancements come as part of a recommitment to the Mac platform, including a new AOL Instant Messenger for the Mac platform coming in the next several months.

An update to the AOL Radio client allows users to listen to over 200 channels including XM stations, as well as providing an iChat song title indicator, and integrated screensaver that uses the cover art of currently playing songs. AOL Pictures has received an iPhoto plug-in that enables importing of photos into AOL Pictures, and an improved Service Assistant that configures various native applications to work with AOL services.