After a lengthy period in which we all kept telling each other "Samsung HAS to release Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S III at some point, right?" the nervous wait ended this week with the (Precaución: Este video es en español.) and a widespread rumor that the Samsung flagship will get Android 4.1 on Aug. 29. that that's the same day the Galaxy Note 2 is supposed to come out.

Also, ROMantics rejoice! A workaround for the Verizon Galaxy S III's locked bootloader has been discovered, and XDA-Developers forum user AdamOutler has claimed the $3,880 in prize money. (A seems to indicate that the funds will be donated to XDA-Developers' presence at 2012's Big Android Barbeque. That ought to buy plenty of ribs and beer.) The hack is risky -- if you do it wrong, you can brick your device -- but it's apparently workable.

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Further back in the Samsung batting order, the older Galaxy S II is also getting Jelly Bean, and that the update should hit in September or October.

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