Dead spot or dust?

all of a sudden, I now have a very annoying "blob" on the bottom of my screen. No matter how i try to clean it, it will not come off. Its a small black dot, thats still there even when i turn the phone.
Any ideas?
thanks

How large a spot is this? a single pixel is quite small. I have one on my phone, but it appears to be grey, and I can only see it when the phone is locked, and then just barely. If the mark stays in the same place even when the phone is turned, it could be a bad pixel. There is a web app that you can use to check it. It is called Pixel Fix. You go to it from Safari on the iPhone, the address is
http://www.ebaspace.com/iphone-app/#_home
Try that and just follow the instructions.

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