Let the update races begin! It looks like Sprint has beaten all other U.S. carriers to the punch and begun rolling out Jelly Bean to its Samsung Galaxy S III users. Timely updates are extremely important to consumers and it’s good to see Sprint recognizing customer’s needs.

As we get bombarded with new devices in preparation for the holiday season, we start to see currently offered devices receive major price discounts. Among are favorite deal brokers is Amazon Wireless — who consistently offers a better deal than the carrier. In fact, right now, Amazon is offering up one of the best devices currently available, the Samsung Galaxy S III, for a mere $99.99.

As Android 4.1 slowly rolls out to Galaxy S III users around the globe, U.S. owners can’t help but wonder when they can expect the tasty Jelly Bean update. Well, Samsung doesn’t want to leave everyone hanging like most OEMs do. That’s why they’ve sent out a press release to ensure everyone that Jelly Bean is, in fact, on the way.

If you’ve been thinking about picking up a Samsung Galaxy S III, you might want to consider hitting up your local Best Buy this Sunday. On October 14, customers can save $100 on their purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S III. The news release is very vague so that’s really all we have to go on. We’re not sure if the $100 off applies to both the subsidized and retail price or just one. If it’s off of the current subsidized price, then that would put the Galaxy S III at $99 and that’s one heck of a deal.

I have some good news for Galaxy S III owners. Samsung has started pushing out Jelly Bean ahead of schedule. The first batch of updates has already begun over in Poland and is expected to hit other markets soon. With Android 4.1, the Samsung Galaxy III will not only be up-to-date, but will enjoy all the killer benefits and features such as Google Now and Project Butter.