Macbook Air - USB port and iPhone 4 Madness

Hi there, I have a brand new 2013 macbook air, love the weight and speed - but - I'm running still 10.8.5  and have the iphone 4,
plug into the usb ports and the iphone goes crazy with on / off charging and buzzing, i repeat that a few times and it calms down
has anyone had issues with older iphone 4 and the usb ports on the latest Macbook Air? I have the news itunes now installed also,
but no help
thanks, its truly freaky, going to sit it out until 10.9.1 is out, as my girlfriends Macbook Air has now Mavericks and its acting up on the Mail app,
had to recreate all the accounts from scratch to avoid 100% cpu useage and battery drain, so avoid Mavericks for a bit
c

Hello null.
I have OS Mavricks installed on my MBA 2013 and I have the same issue with my iPhone 4s. I noticed that when my iPhone is charged about 60% or 61% and above it connects normally without any issues, so the solution at the mean time is to charge it to that percentage and above and then connect it, Weird!

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