New MacBook, Old iPhone

Hi all,
I recently purchased a macbook pro. I've had my iPhone for 2 years and after deleting itunes from my PC (which I sold and no longer have access to) I would like to get my iPHONE to upload all my songs/application into iTUNES ... NOT VICE VERSA!
Right now, itunes prompts me to sync, while also notifying me that the information from itunes on my new mac (which has no files/aps/songs) will replace whatever is on my iphone.
Is there any way to do this in the reverse?! Please help!!
Thanks!

What happened to the backup you did before you sold your computer? The iPhone sync is designed to be one way (computer to phone).
If you right click the iPhone in iTunes, you will see an option to transfer purchases. This will transfer music/video/apps you have purchased through iTunes.
There are some third party utilities that may help you get the rest of the music off your iPhone.

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