Retina MBP isn't recognising external headset's microphone

I use a 13inch Retina MacBook Pro and I've got a pair of Razer Kraken Pro headsets that I want to use to skype with friends. The headsets use a 3.5mm jack for stereo audio and the microphone. In the sounds menu the only audio input is the built in mic, which is terrible when the fans are running loud, and the outputs are my headphones. As far as I know my Mac uses a combo jack like the iPhone. I've tested the mic on my iPhone 4S, an 09' iMac and an 11' MBA and it worked on all of them. Can anyone help me on this? Also please don't tell me to buy a USB headset.

I'm having the same problem: Dell 3007WFP -> Apple Dual Link DVI adapter -> Displayport -> new 15" Retina. It won't show resolutions just 'best resolution'. Applecare support initially told me that running an external display on the 15" retina (of any kind) is not supported while the lid is open, after some more runaround they suggested that I need to contact Nvidia for updated drivers, then finally that I need to take my 30" monitor and new laptop into an Apple store so the Genius could figure it out.
I did eventually get to a more Sr person who said he would file a bug report and said that in their call center they hadn't heard this issue yet -- but the day is young
Some data points that might help others:
   - I also have a 27" thunderbolt display, it works fine at full resolution with the retina's internal display open or closed (as expected).
   - I can use the thunderbolt and the DisplayPort adapter at the same time, with the retina display open (3 displays, what I expected when I ordered this thing) but the resolution on the 30" Dell display stays pinned at lo-res.
   - If I select 'scale to 1600x1000' the display turns to hash.
   - There is a thread on Macrumors.com about this same problem (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1387571 ); they suggest a utility called SwitchResX which I have yet to try.

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