Magic mouse stopped responding

This week my magic mouse stopped working. Replacing the batteries didn't help.
It shows up under my Bluetooth devices at the top, but doesn't work. When I try to connect to it under system preferences it doesn't find a mouse.
I can right click on the mouse and get the menu, but it will not move the pointer arrow around the screen.
I'm on a Macbook Pro - OS X 10.6.8
Any ideas?

I'm having the same problem.
Solutions anyone?
I'm on an iMac - OS X 10.8.2
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