HT4060 charging not supported by this accessory after using the same device for a year

I own a first gen iPad. I have always used the same wall charger to charge it for the past 17 months. Suddenly I get this message that charging is not supported by this device. So I plug it into my iMac to charge.....same message. This is a software problem. I find that thousands of owners or iPads and other ios devices are all suddenly having the same issue. Apple has to offer a update to fix this. It is not a cable or connector or hardware issue. The only way I can now charge my iPad is to do a reset. Then it will charge for a few days normally until this message comes back. APPLE PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE AN UPDATE TO FIX IT NOW.

This is an iPad user to user forum. Apple does not read posts.
Suggest you update to the current iOS version 5.1.1.
Look at Apple feedback.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
 Cheers, Tom

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    Make a Genius Bar Reservation
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     Cheers, Tom

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