Bottom Row Touchscreen Issue

The touchscreen just stopped working--like in the last hour or so.
It is odd in that it only affects the bottom row. I can't "click" in the message send box for SMS, and I can't hit the space bar, return, or swap to number/punctuation in the keyboard screen.
I have reset, reset settings, and cleaned the screen.
Any ideas?

I have this problem too. My bottom row is unresponsive. I upgraded to 1.0.2, did a clean sync (did not restore). Did multiple resets. No joy. Think I've go to return the product. Bummer - I'm traveling.
What's weird is that the touch sensor seems to have 'shifted up'. In NotePad when I run my finger along the Space Bar I get all the keys above being highlighted. Yes I made doubly sure my finger in on the Space Bar.
... but then in Safari I can select the Bookmark icon and the New Page icon which is also at the bottom where the Space Bar would be ... weird
... only the bottom row keyboard does not work, which is a big deal cause I can't type space and allMyNotesHaveToBeTypedLikeThisAndICantDoNumbersEither.
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It's happened 4 times now. Originally it went away with a restore from backup, then worked for 2 more days. The second and third times, it went away with a full restore (although I did two full restores in between those two restores that did nothing, so restore didn't consistently fix it)....and it seemed to return in the most random of circumstances.
I paid very close attention to what apps I was using the last time it was working so that I could spot which app, if any, might be causing the issue. I deleted several apps, I stopped using the games and many other apps. I only used three apps between it working fine and starting up as a problem again: mail, safari and messages.
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I just talked to Apple Support and they are going to repair it for me, it's just I need to wait til Friday since I am broke from Christmas! Once I get paid, then I can dish out the 30 dollars to get a rental iPhone to hold me over. The restore temporarily fixed the touchscreen issue since it happened again hours later.
Also, nobody I know who would have a spare AT&T phone doesn't come to mind so I can't just borrow a phone and start the repair process now, but the wait isn't too bad. At least they do not limit the iPhone rental to just physical Apple Store customers!
Thanks for the help, folks. :V

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