IPhone 5S and syncing issues

I just bought the IPhone 5S and when I plug my phone with the USB cable, it does not recognize my phone. I open ITunes and my phone does not come up in the "Devices" section. I have done every thing I can think of the figure out what the problem is.
What else can I do so that my phone will come up in ITunes?

Hi kristie139,
If you are having issues with your iPhone not being recognized in iTunes, you may find the following articles helpful:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1591
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
Regards,
- Brenden

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