IPhone 3GS: problem with address book changes after 5.0.1 upgrade

Hello World,
I upgrade my and my Wife iPhones 3GS to 5.0.1,
my Wife's one has a big problem:
- in the address book/contact menu disappears + sign (upper right) in order to add or modify contact
I tried to search in some forums, but I didn't find any solution.
I already tried to:
- soft reset
- hard reset
- restore backup
but no way to solve this problem.
I hope in someone help ...
Thanks,
Francesco
aka Frank from Italy

My parents are also having that same problem on their mac mini after updating to 10.5.4. Their Mail app is also giving the same error. I'll post back if I find an answer... and if anyone else knows how to resolve this problem, please let us know.
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