Problem: iPhone won't start up

Hi everybody.
Today morning I rebooted my iPhone 3GS because it didn't see any wi-fi networks (happens quite often, I have to reset network settings) and now the phone doesn't start, it gets stuck on the apple boot screen. I doubt anything changed overnight unless I am somnambulistic which I kinda doubt..Any ideas what to try to start it again? I know I can somehow restore it but my last backup is a couple days old and I would prefer not to loose anything if possible..

@Luv Lea,
Did you try to reset by holding the sleep and home button until the Apple logo comes up again?
If this does not work, connect in recovery mode: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
If still no luck, start your own thread to make it more easy to follow the discussion.
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