IPhone 4 is dead while updating

Hi, I was trying to update my iphone 4 32GB through the laptop with iTunes and my phone gone dead. it doesn't show anything on screen and iTunes doesn't detect the device. I have tried the Sleep/Wake button and the combination of Sleep/Wake button and Lock button but it doesn't work.
Kindly help.
Thanks & Regards
Zohaib Mansoor

I have been an iphone user since the beginning. I never had a problem with my old iphone until it finally died 3 years into its life (I use the phone a lot and no other phone has come close to that life span). I got the iPhone 4 on August 20, 2010 and it has given me nothing but problems from the beginning. It has never been dropped, gotten dirty, or had any type of liquid spilled on or near it. It simply goes to sleep (screen goes black) and sometimes if I call it from another phone it will wake up, sometimes I have to hard reset it by holding the power button and the home button down at the same time for 30 seconds to 1 minute (until the apple icon comes up). Apple needs to do something about this, its ridiculous. I have been a long time Apple product user and this clearly has a bug.

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