Ever since I saw the demo of Spore on the iPhone on the web a few months ago, I've been looking forward to its release.  TUAW reports that it's due out later this week from a conversation with Will Wright, the creator of Spore.  It doesn't sound like it will have the same type of gameplay as the full PC version, unfortunately.

Apple seems to be taking a harder look at the Apps it approves for the App store these days.  Over at MacRumors, a rejection email a developer received from Apple for his "Pull My Finger" app is posted , where his app is described as having "limited utility to the broad iPhone and iPod Touch user community."  My guess is that this is a direct result of the issues with the infamous "I Am Rich" app that was available for a short time on the App Store with a $999 price tag that had no real use other than providing bragging rights. If Apple is indeed vetting apps against some utility standards, they have a lot of work ahead of them to go back through the App Store to review apps that they approved prior to the implementation of these standards.

iLounge claims to have the dimensions of the second-generation iPod Touch. We don't know if these drawings are the real deal, but if so, the next iPod Touch will bear more resemblance to the iPhone 3G with tapered edges and a thicker middle. The supposed 4th generation iPod Nano dimensions show a taller and thinner form factor similar to that of the 2nd generation Nano.  Of course, new iPod product announcements are expected at Apple's September 9 event, so we'll all know soon enough!