Android engineers have finally put an end to developer’s woes over the sluggish moving Android emulator. In an Android developers blog post today, they have announced a new and improved Android emulator equipped with added GPU support, more hardware feature emulation, and improved CPU performance. This should put a smile on many o’ developers’ faces and make building and testing apps a tad less stressful.

Just a quick reminder that registration for Google I/O kicks off tomorrow. Registration will open at 7:00 a.m. PDT and will most likely sell out within the hour. Then again, this year’s prices have double from $450 to $900 so there’s a chance it may take a few more hours to sell out but be warned — it will sell out! You’ll need a G+ account to register and Google Wallet to make payment so make sure you’re prepared beforehand.

In an effort to make the stylus cool again, Samsung has announced its latest developers challenge for apps that integrate the S-Pen on the Galaxy Note. Up for grabs is $205,000 in cash and prizes as well as exposure and recognition in Samsung digital social media. All developers have to do is use the Samsung S Pen SDK to integrate S Pen functionality into a new or existing Android app that runs on Galaxy Note. This is a great way to attract development for S-Pen integrated apps and an even better way for developers to stand out in what seems like an abyss of apps.

During an interview at the Le Web expo in Paris this week, Google chairman Eric Schmidt took a stab at Apple and insisted his company’s Android operating system is way ahead of iOS in a number of ways, including affordability and choice. What’s more, Schmidt claims that in six months, Ice Cream Sandwich will offer better functionality.