IPhone 4 bricked and won't turn on after 4.1 update!

Hey guys
Hoping someone has any tips.
Last night I update from 4.02 to 4.1. The update installed just fine. As soon as I unplugged my phone from the computer, the screen went black, as if it was turned off.
Nothing I have done turns it back on. Neither the power or the Home buttons do anything. I've tried doing a hard reset and nothing. I even held the buttons for over a minute.
So I tried connecting it to the wall charger as well as back on the computer. It still doesn't turn on at all.
Do I just need to get it replaced?
Message was edited by: deathstar1000

Ok, so I went to try that and run the program it said I needed .Net Framework 4.0 installed, so I was on my way to update that so I could try to run the program.
Anyway, before I did that, a coworker comes by and I show her that my phone is dead. I unplug it from my computer (it's not charging or anything) and I start pressing the power button rapidly to show her it's dead. All of a sudden the screen turns on and shows me that the battery is drained and needs to be recharged. I quickly connect my phone back to the computer and it begins charging. After a few minutes the Apple logo appear and it is detected on my computer! It is currently charging and is seen in iTunes. All is well again.
What's weird is that I know for a FACT that the battery was not dead when the update was done. In fact the phone showed FULL battery right before I unplugged it the first time.
I don't know if it was a combination of the steps above or what, but whatever it was, I appreciate everyone's input.

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