Iphone 3G (version 4.2.1) won't charge in car now

Plugged iPhone into Apple car charger the other day & phone displayed a "not compatible" message. Now I can't charge my phone in the car (the charger lights up when plugged in, so it is getting power). Never had issues before & have tried charging in 3 different cars. Any suggestions?

jfallen,
Anniversaries and birthdays are entered differently in Contacts. Birthdays that are transferred over from Contacts are those that you have specifically entered using the Card>Add Field>Birthday in Contacts. If you used Card>Add Field>Dates to enter your anniversaries, dates entered that way are not transfered over to iCal. Only the "birthday" entries are picked up.
Although to you a birthday is an anniversary of one's birth, it must be entered using Contacts' birthday field in order for iCal to "see it" and transfer the date. Hope that helps.
G-N

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