Why can't I connect my phone to the app store?

Went onto my phone's app store app to check for updates. Once I selected to update all, the attempted connection timed out, giving the error "Unable to connect to the App Store (Cancel or Retry)".
I've done a soft reset (power off by holding the top power key), made sure all settings are correct (no restrictions under general, etc.), and I'm connected to my Wifi network, so connection isn't the issue.
This has been ongoing for several hours now, though if I go through iTunes on my computer, the apps are able to update themselves there, leading me to thing this isn't an issue with an outtage, more an issue on my device.
Suggestions?

Interestingly, after syncing the phone to iTunes, then iTunes for updates, then phone to iTunes again, then transfer of purchases from the phone to iTunes and finally one last sync of the phone to iTunes, it's now working. Odd little hiccup!

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