The iPad could not be restored. an unknown error occurred (-50)

My 11 year old kid was playing with the app tap zoo, the ipad sudeny went of. Since then every time we turn it on it takes more than usual to get too to startup, it then asks for the process of activation. When I tried to sync it with itunes for a restore the screen informed "We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time. please try again later, or contact costumer care" it also informs "the ipad could not be restored. an unkown error ocurred (-50)"
I appreciate any info or recomendations you guys may give me. Thanks.

error 50 http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error50

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error3194
Unable to contact the iOS software update server gs.apple.com
Error 1004, 1013, 1638, 3014, 3194: These errors may be the result of the connection to gs.apple.com being redirected or blocked. Follow these steps to resolve these errors:
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so, yeah. seeing a lot of peep's data getting hosed from this update. including myself.
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i can deal with the loss of "corrupt data," able to channel my anger better than my 10 yr-old son. he had games on there that he spent so much time leveling and achieving goals -- all wiped and dashed. he even spent allowance money (with my supervision) on buying "gold" and extra stuff that the game makers offer to improve his games.
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