IPhone 4S went dead after software update

My iPhone 4S is telling me to connect to iTunes after latest software update. I can't do this as my laptop is not working at the moment. Any ideas on what I can do

The same happens to me. It don't work in my phone the apple logo does not appear.. I tried to do a hard reset to my phone because it was frozen and now it seems like the phone is dead.. need help please..!!

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