IPhone 5 factory reset not working?

My iPhone 5 is eligible for the lock button replacement programme. I was following the instructions on the webpage and backed up the phone to my itunes. I then went on to settings and selected erase all data and content etc… Since then, my phone has been stuck on a black screen with the apple logo and a loading bar underneath - the loading bar does not even begin to move. It has been stuck like this for over a week and I have let it run flat/recharge multiple times and this has had no effect, I'm repeatedly brought back onto this screen. Obviously I can't do a hard reset as my power button isn't functioning. The phone is also not registering with itunes on my mac. Any help on this would be much appreciated as it is getting very frustrating. I can't send my phone off for repair until this is solved.

P.S. I read somewhere that the phone should have been on the latest version of the software. My phone was only IOS 8.something (not the most recent), would this be a possible reason/factor?

Will the price of the iphone 6 go down by january?

My contract ends in january and i was gonna get a smartphone for christmas but i can wait until the contract is up, i really don't want to spend much more than $500 so really depending on the iphone 6 price at that time decides whether i get 6 or 5s. I think i could stretch my budget to at most $650 (btw i want to get 64gb)

Is there a program that can wipe certain apps/data from my device?

I'm looking for an application or software that will appear as my pass code on my iPhone that will allow me to enter a certain code (different from my normal pass code) that will delete apps/data that I have selected to be deleted when I use this alternate pass code.

I'm aware that the iPhone has a setting that will wipe all of its contents after 10 failed attempts, but that's not what I'm looking for.

I need this for my personal safety, your help is more appreciated.

Recovering data from broken IPhone?

Ok so I broke my iPhone last week and the insurance sent me a new one. The thing is I would like to recover the contacts and messages and photos from my old phone to put them on the new phone but my old phone was not being backed up to ICloud so they re not on there. Any ideas for how I could get my stuff back? Anywhere I could go? I already tried connecting my phone to my computer and going to the Apple Store.

2015 Dodge Charger SXT usb audio problem?

I've had a 2015 Dodge Charger for about a month now, and when I first had it, I had an iPhone 5s. With that 5s, I would connect a usb cord to the port in the car and my phone would play music just fine. However, I recently got an iPhone 6, and now when I connect it to the USB port, the screen will read "Device Unplayable." This has never happened before. I can use Bluetooth on my iPhone 6 to play music with no problem, but I can't with the usb. I'm not sure as to what is causing the problem let alone how to fix it.

How to get started with photography?

Hi I'm 13 and I really want to get into photography and I know that I love it because I'm constantly taking pictures of everything etc but anyways I want to know we're to start with photography and lighting and what cameras to use and I'm currently taking photos with my iPhone 5 wich obviously isent good enough but I would like to no what my first camera should be and all that type of stuff. Sorry that was long thanks for the anwsers