My MBP doesn't recognize my iPhone3

It's been about 19 applications since I last synced my iPhone3 with my MBP (OS 10.4.11) and now the MBP doesn't recognize the phone at all. Doesn't even see it as connected. I have no software updates available when I check and I have no idea what to do.
I wanted to upgrade my iPhone version from 3.1.2 to 3.1.3, hopefully that is still possible. I'm missing out on an important app and upgrading to Leopard at this time is not an option.

I'm afraid you have no choice but to update if you want to update your apps or OS. The minimum Mac requirements are:
# Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
# Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
# iTunes 9.2 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
OS 3.1.3 is no longer available from Apple. Only iOS 4.0.2 is available now. If you're still using a 3G iphone, I would recommend waiting until iOS 4.1 is released before you update. However, you need to update your computer to 10.5.8 or later & itunes to 9.2 or later. If you've got an intel Mac, you can go straight to SL, the $29 upgrade disk will work regardless of what you might read or be told otherwise. Apple no longer sells leopard, so if you went that route you'd have to find a retail disk on someplace like eBay.

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