Using Trackpad - mouse pointer creeps around the screen

Hi all - i have just noticed this since the upgrade to Snow Leopard
but left to its own devices, with no mouse attached, the pointer will slowly (3mins max) make its way to the top right of the screen
Annoying more than anything but shouldn't be happening on a £2000 laptop!
everything is up to date - any advice?
Darren, Lockerbie, Scotland

I'm having a similar problem. My Macbook Pro is 2 months old and just yesterday the pointer started moving of its own accord. I have no mouse attached. The pointer creeps down the screen, from top to bottom in 1min 30 sec, in a perfectly vertical line. This happens whether I am touching the trackpad or not. It is causing a lot of mis-clicking.

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