Google's made some pretty nice changes to their Android emulator which should please many-a developer. It's no secret that the Android emulator isn't the best, performance wise, but thanks to the update things should be a lot better. SDK revision 18 brings GPU acceleration for the Android 4.0.4 image. Developers with OpenGL ES 2.0 games will now able to run their software inside the emulator.
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See also:
cherryapple, Google Updates Android Emulator to Include GPU Acceleration Support for Android 4.0.4 Image, Other Nice Changes
