Update 3GS to iOS 4.2.1 - no longer charges or connects to PC

Hi,
On Saturday morning 4 December I updated my iPhone 3GS to iOS 4.2.1. It was fully charged and synced as I liked it, so at that point I didn't notice anything was wrong.
I went to charge it Sunday morning using my wall charger, and I was given the error "charging is not supported by this accessory".
Thought maybe there was something wrong with the wall charger - plugged it into my PC. No charge, not picked up by iTunes. Tried a few other things - no result.
Now, what does work:
It does respond to my Bose Sounddock - it gives the "charging is not supported by this accessory" I always get. It also plays music through the Sounddock.
This suggests it isn't a hardware failure. Indeed, because it only occurred after I upgraded my iOS, I'm starting to think it is a software fault on behalf of Apple - my iPhone no longer likes USB connections.
I've tried every combination I've read on the internet, turning it off and on again, doing a hard reset, doing a reset to factory settings - no fix. Because my iPhone will no longer interact via USB, I can't make any changes to the software of the device that might fix it.
All up, I'm in a bit of a jam. I've turned my iPhone off to save battery in case anyone has a solution that involves interaction through the phone.
So, what are my options? I have a feeling that the phone will be bricked, which is a tad disappointing, since I've done nothing to break it.
Thanks

Well, I think it depends on how adventureous you are, and how close you are to Apple store...or where it can be serviced. Hopefully you are still under warranty....I would try a different USB cable if you can find one without buying one..If that doesn't work, you can try a DFU mode restore. Obviously, when you do this, you will loose all data, so hopefully you have a backup or your data sync'd up somewhere. Look around for instructions on DFU mode restore. You could try a regular restore first...Up to you. See if that works. Let us know how you come out.

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