Why won't my iPod charge when I connect it to the computer?

So I have an iPod touch 4th gen and a Windows computer. It was working fine about a month ago but now whenever I plug my ipod into the computer, it doesn;t charge and just shows the battery and charger power symbol on my ipod. Sometimes, if my charger is in the right postion (bent in a weird way) then it will charge.
I've tried to go on control pannel and then devices and then device manager to update the USB port or whatever but it doesn't show. I've also tried to put it into the recovery settings or something but it doesn't work.
It's really annoying and any help would be great.

Not Charge
- See:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery
- Try another cable.
- Try another charging source
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
I suspect a bad cable (could be cable or the the connectors at the ends of the cable), dock connector on iPod or USB port

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