Magic Mouse multi-touch surface not working.

Three months ago, I purchased the Magic Mouse. Recently, the multi-touch surface has not been responding. The tracking and bluetooth connections are fine. I have checked the Mouse Preferences and these appear to checked correctly. Any suggestions?

A few things come to mind....
Reset your computer's PRAM
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mh26871.html
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

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The Multi-touch surface of the Magic Mouse could be more smoother and the sensor could be more sensitive on different kinda surfaces.

The Multi-touch surface of the Magic Mouse could be more smoother and the sensor could be more sensitive on different kinda surfaces.

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