ITunes won't update my iPhone 3GS from 4.1 to 4.3.3.

When I click Update (under Version in the iTunes Summary panel) I get a message saying that ITunes is updated to the latest version. Something is very weird here. I cannot find any way to update the OS on my iPhone!!!
I'm using a Macbook Pro with OSX 10.4.11 (Tiger). My iPhone is a 3GS.

You won't be able to update your phone until you first update your computer to at least Leopard & then update iTunes.
Mac system requirements
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
iTunes 10.1 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
iTunes Store account
Internet access

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