Macbook not recognising phone

hi
before i'd just plug my phone into my macbook and itunes and iphoto would pop up and i could manage all my stuff like that..now for some reason after the last itunes update nothing happens. sometimes it wont even charge? also i cant sync over wifi as my phone is still setup to my old laptop and i'm not sure how to update it! please help!
thanks =)

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1591

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