Help! itunes has wiped my phone.

1I synced my iphone yesterday, and then downloaded an update. itunes wiped my phone prior to installing the update, but then the update failed!
My phone now shows only a picture telling me to connect to itunes. itunes doesn't recognise the phone, nor does it appear in My Computer. What can I do?

iOS: Unable to update or restore

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