The bluetooth connection to my wireless keyoard, magic mouse, AND wifi connection all cut out intermittently

I bought my imac in late november, and for the last two months I've been plagued by connection problems to everything, any help/solutions please? I've looked around and a lot of people have complained about software problems with Lion, could it be anything to do with that?

Hello:
I suggest you reset the SMC and see if that helps.
Also, I would make the mouse a favorite.
Barry

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