My iPhone 5s won't show up under devices, iTunes, or iMovie. Why?

I just set up my Mac Mini last night. It is not the newest one. But was brand new in a box. It has all updates to the newest operating system, exc.
I plugged my iphone 5s into the Mac Mini to upload to iMovie to edit a video. But, my device wont show up. I checked Finder - Nothing. It just wont show up.
I tried unplugging and plugging it back in, and noticed that it shows up on imovie for a few minutes like it knows it there, but it just says "Iphone 4" - The number goes up each time it back in. But it sits there with the spinning load sign for about a minute then goes blank.
I have no idea what is going on, or why it wont read my phone.
If anyone knows why this is happening, and how i can fix it, I would really appreciate it.

See:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
To import phtos/videos you have taken on the iPod see:
iOS: Importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer
The iPhone does not appear in Finder or iMovie.

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