My iphone 3gs would not start, My iphone 3gs would not start

My iPhone would not start..I see rotating "loading" cursor..I have removed the SIM and re-inserted but no luck. It is only 5 months old. Any tips woukld be appreciated.

Try holding the sleep and home button in 10-15 seconds

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Just started up iPhone 4S and done something wrong, I have speaking on all buttons and apps, I would like to switch it off but the phone will not scroll?? Please I'm going mad!!

Just started up iPhone 4S and done something wrong, I have speaking on all buttons and apps, I would like to switch it off but the phone will not scroll?? Please I'm going mad!!

triple click the home button. Then you can go into accessability options in settings and turn off that feature

Why does Itunes not recognize my iphone 3GS on any windows computer?

I have had my Iphone for a little while now and itunes on my computer was working and the phone was doing fine except that the usb wall charger would not charge my phone in less i plugged the phone in first, turned it off, then turned it back on and then the wall charger would work correctly. This was more irritating then anything and I had read on the internet that updateing to 4.3.1 would fix the issue. So I was using iOS 4.2.1 on my iphone 3GS and decided to go ahead and update to 4.3.1, after doing so itunes (newest version) will not recognize my Iphone no matter which computer I plug it into (I have tried 3 other computers, 2 of which run Windows 7 64 bit and the other running Windows XP 32 bit). I have tried reinstalling the newest version of itunes on 2 different computers which included deleteing ALL folders and/or files related to apple, itunes, quicktime, or any other program that i may of had on that computer. I also uinstalled the apple mobile device driver in Device Manager to try to see if that would fix the issue at the same time. None of that worked on either PC. I then tried connecting my Iphone to a computer I had never had it on period. This computer also never had itunes or quicktime on it so i figured this would be a fresh start. I again installed the newest version of itunes and then connected my Iphone to that computer for the first time, which again resulted in not working. My last try was connecting my Iphone into my brothers computer that already had itunes on it, and he has a ipod in which he has used on that computer many times, his ipod still connects and itunes recognize's it just fine, however again itunes would not recognize my iphone. Next I thought maybe if I put my iphone into recovery mode and then connect it to my computer itunes would find it, which would correct the problem after I exited recovery mode. Yet again to no avail, and i tried this on all 4 computers as well... Lastly I tried to just reset my iphone and let it come up while connected to the computer, but sadly, to no avail.
So obviously my conclusion is what ever is causing this problem is most likely located directly on the iphone itself, seeing as I have tried it on multiple computers one of which itunes and the phone had never been on, 2 of which I have previously used for my iphone on iOS 4.2.1 and another of which was my brothers which he had used for his ipod. However I do not know how to fix (if I even can) this issue so that I can once again use itunes with my iphone.
Oh, and lastly... updateing from 4.2.1 to 4.3.1 did not fix the usb wall charger issue... After all of the above all I achieved was to add another problem to the table of which previously consisted of a problem that was simply irritating and annoying.
Thanks in advance for any advice and/or solutions that may lead me to resolving this issue.

Try here for help:
Windows: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Mac: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591

Google Images not working on iPhone safari (3GS, 5.1.1)

I have run into a small bit of trouble with my iPhone's Safari Browser. For some reason, Google Images is not allowing me to open images of go to the next page of images.
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When setting up out-of-warranty service, Apple will request credit card pre-authorization for the maximum service fee listed above. This amount will be deducted from your credit limit. The final service fee we charge will be determined during testing and may be less than the service fee listed above.
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Apple reserves the right to determine whether or not your iPhone is eligible for Out-of-Warranty service. iPhones that are repaired or replaced have a 90-day limited hardware warranty or assume the remainder of your standard warranty or AppleCare service contract coverage, whichever is longer. Please see Apple's Repair Terms And Conditions for further details.

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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
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My iphone 3gs would not start, My iphone 3gs would not start

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