My phone will not open apps

I used all my apps up to 12 midnight and now they will not open. It flashes the app and goes back to home screan. Oh ya i updatedwith the new 4.3.3

I've had this happen myself, where it seems like the phone has forgotten that you own the apps and refuses to open them. You need to try the 3 R's and see if they get your phone going again.
First, do a restart. Hold the top button until you see the slide to turn off, and do turn it off. Once you have restarted the phone, it may start working again (didn't for me).
Second, do a reset. Hold the top and home button until you see the Apple logo. Once the phone has been reset, it may start working again.
Third, do a restore. With your iPhone plugged into iTunes, click the restore button on the phone summary page. When prompted, try a restore from backup first. If this doesn't cure the problem, you'll need to do a restore to factory settings, which is what finally cured the problem for me.
Hope this helps.

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