IPod touch hanging

My iPod touch has been freezing. It would display the apple logo, then would turn to a black screen with a garbled bunch of memory addresses and the message "We are hanging here". This does not happen all the time, and often after several reboot attempts, it works. However, I would like to try to resolve this issue. I have used the "Restore" function in iTunes many times, but the problem persists. This started quite recently, after downloading a free app from the App Store. At the beginning, the iPod, would boot, then shut off and then a second reboot would work. It quickly ecalated into the problem I describe above. Any ideas? Suggestions?

If you only restored from backup before, restore to factoery defaults/new iPod.  Not not reinstall the app that you say started the problem.  If you still have the problem then it is likely a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.

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