ITunes 10.1 and Earbuds with Remote - Can't pause or skip songs on MBP

Since upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6.5 and iTunes 10.1 today, I notice that I can't pause and skip songs with my iPhone earbuds when they're plugged into the Mac. I have a [latest gen 2.4 GHz] 13" MacBook Pro and I could have sworn this was a feature that worked prior to the upgrade. I know it works just fine on my 27" iMac at home, so it's possible that I might be confusing the two systems. All I am able to change is the volume up and down.
Does anyone else have a 13" MBP and a pair of earbuds with the mic? Are you able to click once and pause iTunes and click twice to skip to the next song? I'm so used to doing this on my phone and iMac that I wonder if I am just taking it for granted and maybe the 13" MBP never supported this.
Thanks for any help or tips you can provide.

I've heard others with this same problem in the past. It sounds like a manufacturing problem with the headphones themselves causing the buttons to not work.

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