Problems with syncing iTunes - Partly - losing new information

My iPhone 3GS just worked fine for a long time but since a few weeks I got this annoying problem:
Syncing with iTunes works superficially fine but after looking deeper into some programms (means using them) on the iPhone I've discovered some strange things.
Two examples:
1. After syncing with iTunes, all my Podcasts loaded with the iPhone are not any longer on the iPhone. They just vanished and I've got to download them again.
2. Some programms lose the changes I made into them (for example some highscore in games or destinations in my navigation app) after the sync. It seems that iTunes is backup them with older files/data. But why? On many other programms everything works just fine as usual.
I'm very thankful for every idea to solve this problem because this is very annoying. Thank you!

Hey Mrs. Dorf,
It sounds like you have two separate questions, to address the first:
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627
Your Apple ID can have up to 10 devices and computers (combined) associated with it. Each computer must also be authorized using the same Apple ID. Once a device or computer is associated with your Apple ID, you cannot associate that device or computer with another Apple ID for 90 days. You can view which devices or computers are currently associated, remove unused devices or computers, and see how long before they can be associated with a different Apple ID from the Account Information page in iTunes on your computer
To address your second question, the issue of your device not displaying in iTunes:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Thanks,
Matt M.

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