Verizon Wireless launches LG Ally

US wireless communication services provider Verizon Wireless and mobile communications and information company LG Electronics MobileComm USA Inc (LG Mobile Phones) announced on Thursday that LG Ally is now available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores.

According to the company, the Ally, LG's first Android device, features: silver-and-black outer case; 3.2" tempered glass touch screen featuring touch vibration; microSD slot for up to 16GB of memory; slide-out QWERTY keyboard; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 2.1 capabilities; built-in MP3 and WMA music player and one-touch speaker phone and speaker-independent voice commands.

The device also offers: five customizable home screens with shortcuts to text messages, apps, e-mail, social networking sites and widgets; access to up to 38,000 apps in Android Market; luminous sensor designed to adjust LCD backlight brightness; proximity sensor; S-GPS support; 3D App launcher and Live Wallpaper; and 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera and camcorder with flash.

The handset is priced at USD99.99 after a USD100 mail-in rebate in the form of a debit card with a new two-year customer agreement. LG Ally customers will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk Plan and an Email and Web for Smartphone plan. Nationwide Talk plans begin at USD39.99 monthly access. Email and Web for Smartphone plans start at USD29.99 for unlimited monthly access.