Gameloft released a new trailer for its upcoming Thor: The Dark World – The Official Game for iOS, which is scheduled to arrive in November. In this hack-and-slash game you control Marvel’s Thor superhero in his quest to defend the Nine Realms from evil. The film Thor: The Dark World will hit theaters on November 8.

According to a post on the macrumors forum, Apple is asking record labels to submit pictures and galleries of their artists to iTunes for use in iTunes 11’s new Music Store layout. The email above was sent to artists by German music distribution service Feiyr. iTunes 11 was supposed to be released last month, but was delayed and is supposed to ship by the end of November.

The Wall Street Journal reports that China plans to begin offering the iPhone 5 in late November or early December, which would mark the entry of Apple’s latest smartphone into China. According to the WSJ, China was responsible for $5.7 billion in revenue for Apple last quarter, 16% of the company’s total. » China Prepares for iPhone 5 in Late November or Early December

Rovio Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today a new blockbuster entertainment franchise collaboration, Angry Birds Star Wars. Angry Birds Star Wars will launch on November 8 for iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle Fire, Mac, PC, Windows Phone and Windows 8. “The unique partnership will combine all the fun of the classic Angry Birds and Angry Birds Space with the characters, stories and settings of the epic space fantasy, Star Wars.” You can watch the Angry Birds Star Wars teaser after the break. » Angry Birds & Star Wars Join Forces [Video]

After the first rumors that Office for iPad will be launched in somewhere in November The Daily now reported that Microsoft Office for iPad will be launched of Nov. 10. “We’ve learned that the development team within Office Mobile finished its work on the project last month, and the efforts of the design group wrapped soon after“. » Microsoft Office For iPad Will Be Launching On Nov 10