Having to reinstall itunes every time I want to recharge iphone via mac

Can anybody relate to the following problem I've experienced twice in a space of 24hrs with a brand new 32GB 3GS iPhone, barely 2 weeks old.
I charge my phone usually via a USB 2.0 cable into the back of my Intel imac. The phone vibrates and charging appears to take place as normal.
However, in the last day or so, every time I insert the iPhone charging cable, the whole thing appears dead, the phone doesn't vibrate, it's not showing up in itunes anymore and no battery charging on the phone seems to take place.
I changed ports on my USB hub and within the mac etc. still nothing, then I reinstalled itunes again and the iPhone suddenly came to life again.
I've now had to reinstall itunes at least twice to get mac to recognise the iPhone again. I'm using itunes 8.2.1 at present.
Has anyone else recently experienced this problem?
Message was edited by: Icklesal

Are you connecting your iPhone to a USB hub, or direct to a USB port on your Mac?
The former is not recommended.

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