PC & Laptop dual usage with one iTunes account...

i just bought a laptop and downloaded iTunes onto it, using the same account as I have on my home pc. I purchased some songs from iTunes on the laptop and I can't download them onto my iPhone, nor am I able to access those purchases on my home pc's iTunes. The purchases show up on my iTunes purchase history though. Is there anyway that I can use both my pc and laptop to access new purchases? Also, why am I not able to download to my phone using my laptop's iTunes account?

iphone will sync itunes content and pics from one and ONLY ONE computer at a time.  If you sync to another, it will first erase the current content from the iphone and replace with content from the new computer.
Also, music does not magically appear on other computers.  You buy one and ONLY ONE download.  It is your responsibility to move/copy/backup your music.
You can use home share, external drive, flash drive, cds, etc to move/copy/backup your music.
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