How do I transfer my data on my iphone to a brand new laptop/itunes.

Hi all,
I seriously need some help from the iphone expert here, I got my iphone last week & this is my very first apple product, so I was kind of confuse.
May I know how do I transfer all my phone data to a laptop which have nv sync with the phone before one? I installed itunes in the laptop already but when I plug in my phone & sync, nothing was transfer from my phone to itunes or my laptop.
Is it becos if I previously used another PC to do the syncing/updates, I have to use that PC back in future? how do I transfer from the usual PC to my laptop to sync with my iphone?
A million thanks to whoever can help me with this.

In regards to iTunes content, an iPhone can be synced or manually managed with an iTunes library on a single computer only, and photos can be transferred to an iPhone via the iTunes sync process from a single computer.
When transferring iTunes content and photos from another computer, all iTunes content and photos transferred from a different computer will be erased from the iPhone first.
You can sync contacts, calendar events, and Safari bookmarks with the supported applications on multiple computers.
You need to transfer your iTunes library from your old computer to your new computer - transfer the iTunes named folder from your old computer to your new computer placing the iTunes named folder in the same location on your new computer with iTunes quit before doing so. You also need to authorize your new computer with your iTunes account with iTunes if you haven't already done so.
You also need to transfer all photos along with any other data on your old computer that you need or want to access on your new computer. You can do this with an external drive used for backup purposed, or if you have the computers networked in some fashion.

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