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Motorola made plenty of waves when it introduced the Droid RAZR for Verizon last year, and somehow I doubt AT&T was very pleased with that move. With that one launch, Motorola instantly made AT&T’s high-end line of Android-powered Atrix smartphones look chunky and downright un-sexy in comparison Now with the Atrix HD AT&T has its own vaguely RAZR-esque device to push to the masses, but how does it stack up against its forebears? Or, better yet, how does it compare to the devices that occupy the top tiers of AT&T’s smartphone portfolio? As it turns out, the answer is “pretty damned well.” Features: 4.5-inch 720p LCD display with ColorBoostAndroid 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich with Motorola’s custom UI1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8960 processor1GB of RAM8GB of internal storage, expandable with microSD cards8MP rear camera, 1.3MP front-facing cameraRuns on AT&T’s LTE networkMSRP: $99 with two-year contract, available as of July 15 Pros: Motorola didn’t screw with Ice Cr...

Billy Gallagher is a writer for TechCrunch. He is also the president and editor in chief of The Stanford Daily. Billy previously worked at The Stanford Daily for two volumes as a managing editor of news. He has also worked in sports and staff development at The Daily. In March of 2012 the Friends of The Stanford Daily awarded him... ? Learn More Yesterday, I named half of our Tech Dream Team; today, I name the remaining six and coach. Quick reminder: the basketball players are set by the London roster, so no retired players. Some of the best players (Dwayne Wade et al) are injured, so this isn’t necessarily the best possible roster. One of the hardest workers in the game, Durant is a soft-spoken superstar, with the ability to take over any game he plays in. While he didn’t come from a traditional top-tier basketball school (Texas), he broke into the game and has established himself as a force for both now and the long haul. Famous for his back-to-back workdays at Twitter and Square, ...