3GS died/froze mid-call and will not boot back up

I was on the phone earlier today, and my iPhone 3GS suddenly dropped the call and died. I pushed the power button, and then got the Apple logo screen. The Apple logo screen lasted for an hour, until I tried holding both the power and home buttons several times (both in and out of silent mode), to no avail. When I got home, I plugged it in, but iTunes doesn't recognize it.
I've also tried restore mode, but then it sits with the low low battery screen for about two minutes, and then its back to the logo screen. Help! I haven't installed any new apps in weeks, and this is the first problem I've had with it.

First charge it for a couple of hours using the wall charger, not a computer.
Then hold HOME and SLEEP for 12 seconds to see if it will reboot. If it doesn't restart your computer, connect the dock cable to a USB 2 port on the back of the computer (not a hub or the keyboard) but do not plug it in to the iPhone yet. Hold the HOME button (only) while plugging it in to the dock connector and keep holding. After a couple of minutes you should see an icon on the screen showing a connection to iTunes. Release the HOME button and wait. iTunes should connect and restore the phone. If it doesn't you have a hardware failure and need to get it replaced by Apple.

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