IPhone 3GS screen freezes regularly - only sleep button revives it

I have had the 3GS now for 2weeks. Had the Ipod Touch before which was great and motivated me to purchase the IPhone, so I had the online ability all the time.
Been a great disappointed unfortunately.
Installed all my apps from the beginning, and noticed the frequent freezing of the screen when just browsing apps, but also within apps the screen would stop responding. The home key always works though.
The only way to revive the screen is to hit the sleep button, and then unlock it again with the home button + slider.
Since then I have tried all the tricks in the book (I think):
1. Rebooted -no effect
2. Hard Reset (home + sleep 10 secs) - better performance, but still freezing screen
3. Restored it with content through Itunes - no effect
4. Restored it as new iphone without content - no effect
5. Restored it as new iphone with the OS 3.1.2 - no effect
Also disabled push notifications (google exchange for mail,calendar, contacts). (Just now I noticed I missed an additional push setting for the calendar and contacts in a deeper menu item - a final hope maybe?)
Anyhow, is there anything else I can do before I send it away to the service point in Sweden? (No Genius bars here...)
Could reinstallation of Itunes really have any effect? I am already using the latest version.
Any tips are welcome (Phone not jailbroken or any funny business like that)

Reinstalling iTunes won't help unless you have trouble syncing or iTunes recognizing the iPhone. The problem seems to be in your phone, but it could be a specific app that's causing it.
I suggest restoring the phone as new, an then adding each app one by one, testing the phone after each addition. If you find a specific app causing this, delete it and re-download it from the app store. Check to see if it's compatible with the current iPhone OS - some older apps haven't beed updated and cause problems.
Beyond that, there's no choice left except warranty service for a possible hardware defect.

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