I can't sync my iPhone 5 in iTunes. This just started about 3 weeks ago???

I bought my iPhone 5 on 11-7-12, 12:25:25 p.m., from the AT&T store in Norman, OK. Everything has been fine, up until about three weeks ago, around the time that the 6.0.2 iOS update was sent out. I don't *know* that that is what is causing the problem. But when I connect my iPhone to my computer, on *ANY* of the USB ports, it isn't recognized in iTunes. The iPhone "chirps" and the battery will charge, while connected to the laptop, but the iPhone doesn't show up in iTunes, and when I click on "Devices," -- "Sync," "Transfer Purchases," "Backup," and "Restore from Backup -- are all "greyed out," and therefore, I can't click on them. My iOS has since been updated to iOS 6.1.
Many thanks,
Quinn Carr

To German 123: Thank you for the link, but that is the first thing I did, however, the iphone 5 is not being recognized as even being connected. So therefore, no device registers in that category. I have re-downloaded itunes, but to no avail. All iTunes updates are current. This is very frustrating. Also, I have turned off WiFi in case that was the interference. No luck. Grrrrrrr...........My problelm is exactly like "themightyquinn39"'s problem. I have had my iphone since it came out last fall. This must be an update problem through Apple. They always seem to fix something that isn't broken.

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