My ipod touch 4g screen cracked and is making random touch screen selections?

i have a jailbroken ipod touch 4g and I dropped it on the ground yeesterday, now it is making random touch screen selections; the upper part of the screen will not recognize any touches at all. please help

ipt140 wrote:
look, just because you like apple and they hate jailbreakers doesnt mean that the answer to every problem is "go buy a new one, go buy a new one" some people come on this site for help.
I really don't care what anyone does with their Apple stuff. It's theirs to do with as they please, including jailbreaking or smashing them with a brick. It makes no difference to me, or their iPods for that matter.
In either case the answer is the same: "Go buy a new one".

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