Why won't iTunes recognize my iPhone all of a sudden?

For some reason my iPhone won't show up in my iTunes now. I've tried restarting it and my iTunes is up to date. What can I do?

try changing USB ports. if that doesnt work and you have restarted the computerand itunes is up to date, uninstall itunes in the order of the article below.
assuming you use windows.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923

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