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Games firms shouldn't pressure children into spending money when playing online games on phones and tablets, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says.

As the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announces it will investigate whether mobile and tablet games encourage children to spend hefty sums, MoneySavingExpert.com has found a host of iPhone games which charge up to £70 a pop for virtual items.

Mobile and tablet games which tempt children to spend hefty sums on virtual items are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading.

MoneySavingExpert.com is declaring war on mobile and tablet games that tempt kids to splash out huge sums of their parents' cash. Today, we expose the My Little Pony mobile and tablet game, which encourages kids to spend £70 on 'virtual gems', yet its makers call it "great value".

Two boys racked up a mega £3,200 mobile bill playing a seemingly innocent game on an iPhone belonging to their dad, who is an England international rugby star.

A cheaper and smaller version of the iPad will appear next week, which may appeal to those who can't afford a standard Apple tablet.

Ryanair has launched a new smartphone app to make bookings, but is charging for the service when its rivals offer a similar app for free.

Mobile phone payment technology took another step forward with the launch of a scheme allowing people to take cash from an ATM without using their debit card.