My iphone won't connect to the laptop?

When i connect my phone to the laptop it won't recognise it? The phone is charging but its not connecting? I've tried shutting both laptop and the phone off i tried changing the usb ports and i went into control panel to see if it is unspecified but its not there either? Does anyone know what's wrong with it? :L

Is the Iphone5C really only $99?

I live in South Africa and the Iphone5c has no yet been released here, so the Istore couldnt give me a price, but I heard it costs round about $99? That is like R.1000 here in South Africa and that is VERY cheap, can it be?

Should i get S4 or wait for S5?

My phone contract end on december 1st and I've been using iPhones for years i want change. I've been looking at Samsung and I would prefer their phones over others, so no HTC, LG, Nexus, and apple. I want an S4 right now BUT samsung is bound to release a new "S" phone in early 2014, that can be up to 8 months! I'm not so sure whether or not to get S4 or wait for S5!

What does Restore from this backup mean on iTunes?

So I've got an iPhone 4, and I've music on that but now I want to put that music on my iPad mini. This is the first time I've linked this iPad to my laptop and i can't do anything before I choose which option: either Set up as new iPad OR Restore from this backup (referring to my iPhone).
Thing is, is this something to do with the software? Because of the new iOS.7, I'm not putting that software on my iPhone because of other people that have complained it's wrecked their iPhone 4's. However, I've got that software on my iPad because it's new.
Which one should I select? All I want to do it put music on my iPad as well.
Thanks!

Added (1). My iPad had no music, no nothing on it. I chose Restore etc before the first person answered, and my iPad's fine. It's just got all the music I want on there.

How to keep my unlimited data and get the iPhone 5s on Verizon?

So my contract with Verizon ends this Saturday, 10/19 and I've had the iPhone 4s for the past two years. I'm grandfathered into the unlimited data and I don't want to lose it but if I upgrade to any smartphone, I will lose it. I'm on a family plan w/ my mom and sister. They both have basic phones and will NOT be upgrading to smartphones. Also, all 3 of our lines have been due for an upgrade since June. From reading online, I've figured I have two options:

1.) Buy the iPhone 5s at full retail price
2.) Do a cross/transferable upgrade

I have a couple questions and concerns about that. For the first option, if I buy it at full retail price, does that mean I'm month-to-month, no contract, so Verizon could take my unlimited data because they're not obligated to provide me unlimited data?

For the second option (and most viable option), is if I do the transfer upgrade first on a basic phone line then switch the phone over to my smartphone line w/ unlimited data, does that mean that my smartphone line is now under contract again or is it a month-to-month basis? I know that the basic line WILL be under contract.

Secondly, b/c my contract is up this Saturday 10/19 on my smartphone line, is it important to do this process before then or I could do it after the date? I want the iPhone 5s but it is backordered and I've read that you need to physical phone in order to do this.

Lastly, for the second option, how can it work when the iPhone 4s and the iPhone 5s have different SIM card sizes? Will this affect my ability to keep my unlimited data and the process?

Any helpful advice and input is greatly appreciated!

Is a 16gb iPhone 5 enough memory space?

I got the iPhone 5 and plan on having about 500 songs, 50 apps and about 100-200 pictures. Is this possible? And also would I have enough space to download iOs 7?

How to get songs from my iPhone 5 to my iTunes library on my computer?

So a few months ago I got a new phone (an iPhone 5) and when I plugged it into my computer for the first time of course it transferred songs and data as it should but me being as paranoid as I'm thought it was going to make my phone have a virus, stupid I know, so I canceled the syncing the result was for some of my songs to not go to my library but stay on my phone. Anyways I have a whole album I want on my iTunes library so that I can burn it to a CD & I can't do that if the songs aren't in my library. So my question is there a way for me to get those songs I missed onto my library. I'm sorry if this might be hard to explain, it's kind of hard to explain this whole situation in writing.

Give me a email to download bbm?

I really need to download bbm off my iPhone but I can't do it so does anyone have an email I could use to download it please? You can email me the password and email it or post it her?