IPhone is not recognized by iTunes.  would like to backup/sync.  itunes is older version, using OSX.  itunes recognizes pics but not the device.  I am unable to DL the latest iTunes

Here is the deal, i have not been a good mac owner in the sense that i probably havent had proper updates throughout the years.  Hence, my itunes is out of date and my iphone doesnt get recognized by itunes (poor fella).  but the strange thing is that my other iphones were recognized. 
Here is the kicker, my cloud has a backup on my iphone and my ipad recognized on the iPhone device taking up 587.2 mb.  IF i delete the ipad will it remove contacts and wreak havoc.

Your other phones were probably old enough that they worked with the version of iTunes you have. When you buy a device it requires the version of iTunes current at the time of purchase.  A new phone will require a new iTunes which won't run on your Powerbook.
I didn't think iCloud backed up to a device, the device backs up to iCloud.  Are you sure you aren't simply seeing backups in the Cloud and not something actually on your phone?

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