"Charging is not supported with this accessory" with iOS 4.2

It looks like iOS 4.2 is not supporting the older USB cables that have the longer plugs with the two fastener buttons on the sides.
Since yesterday (after my update to iOS 4.2) I am getting that message on the iPhone screen:
"Charging is not supported with this accessory"
Now I have to spend another $29 for a cable that used to work until yesterday morning.
I am just not getting why Apple would render cables useless with a software update.
Has anyone experienced the same issue?

My two cents... This may eliminate some options...
I installed iOS 4.2 on my iTouch last night. I went to set up my link with Ubuntu on my main machine and got the message "Charging is not supported with this accessory" when I plugged into my USB port. After reading this post I tried another USB cable, and a reboot, but neither worked.
I tried plugging my iTouch into a USB charging device USING THE SAME TWO CABLES I USED WITH MY PC, and the iTouch behaved normally.
I tried plugging it into a Windows XP laptop and it behaved normally. I tried plugging it into another Ubuntu computer, and it behaved normally, although this computer is running a slightly different version of Ubuntu.
My iTouch is configured in a standard fashion.
I am concluding that the problem is not the cables, and it is not the connector at the base of my iTouch.
My suspicion is that one of my computers is running at a slightly different USB voltage than the others, and that this difference is somehow triggering a reaction from my new iOS 4.2 installation.

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i have been using iphone 4 with 4.1, and last week the phone completely went dead and neither did it charge not could i switch it on. then i had to do the rest using home and power/sleep button, then it switched on and i would charge it properly.
few days after that i started getting the message "charging is not supported using this accessoty" then i upgraded to 4.2.
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I've had a 32GB 3rd generation iPod Touch since right around the new year. It's worked nearly perfect since January until today, when I plugged it into my PC to charge. I got the error "Charging is not supported with this accessory".
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No, I appreciate your asking but we only have two iPod's, both are touches, and I had been using the same cord for both with no problem for the last five months. I did try both cords I had though to no avail. I wish it were that simple!
So many people have commented about this particular error but it seems like very few people have had it actually happen suddenly after months of use with no problem. So frustrating.
Luckily I can still charge it with the same cord on my wife's computer with no problem or the dock we have in the kitchen. I just want to know why it has suddenly decided to stop charging on my computer.
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