Tis the season! Papercraft models line up for the 3rd Google holiday doodle

On Christmas Day, Google has posted the third in its series of Holidays 2015 doodles - yet another papercraft doodle. Starting December 23, Google has been posting a new doodle each day till the New Year, wishing everyone happy holidays.

The doodles have been created by artist Robinson Wood and here's what he has to say about the festive doodles:

"The mouthwatering aromas of freshly prepared food, the warm glow of candles, the beautiful colors of festive decorations... whatever makes your season bright, we think getting together with family and friends to celebrate is one of the best parts of the holidays.

With these values in mind, the Doodle team and I wanted to honor as many different traditions, peoples, and celebrations as possible. Which — as you might guess — was quite the challenge! After a few false starts, we found our way back to the simple ideas of togetherness and home. As the scraps of paper settle, we hope that by focusing on bright colors, simplified forms, and warm lights, we’ve been able to create a fun and festive doodle."

Google's holiday doodles are not only to view on Google homepages around the world but also todownload, print and make your own papercraft models.

Dragon’s Dogma PC release date announced

PC players can get their hands on Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen from January 15, 2016.

Capcom has announced the release date and system requirements for Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen on PC.

Writing on Capcom Blog, the company said the game is “finally realized in 4K and running at silky-smooth 60 FPS.”

The PC version will support 4K resolutions and an uncapped framerate, giving players the option to go beyond 60FPS if their hardware can handle it.

Those with limited hardware can choose to lock the framerate at 30 or 60 FPS, if they wish to avoid possible framerate drops and performance issues.

Related: Best Games of 2015

Capcom has also announced that the game will support both mouse and keyboard and controllers.

Steam, Xbox One and PS4 controllers will all be supported straight out of the box, all you have to do is connect them and you’re good to go.

Check out the system requirements below:

Minimum PC System Requirements:

• OS: Windows Vista or newer
• Processor: Intel Core i5-660 CPU or equivalent
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
• Storage: 22 GB available space

Recommended PC System Requirements:

• OS: Windows Vista or newer
• Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K or equivalent
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 or equivalent
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
• Storage: 22 GB available space

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is currently available for pre-order on Steam for £23.99, set to release on January 15, 2016.

If you pre-order now you gain access to a digital artbook and the official soundtrack.

Mozilla upgrades Firefox, adds 64-bit client for Windows and more

Mozilla just pushed out a major update to its popular Firefox web browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The Firefox update version 43 brings in a slew of features and improvements over version 42 adding a little something to every platform. 

Most notably, the web browser now supports 64-bit architecture on Windows over the outgoing version which was 32-bit. Mozilla already offers a 64-bit version Firefox on Mac and Linux.

The Firefox update version 43 which will work on Windows 7 or above is an important update for Windows with regards to speed and security. The outgoing 32-bit version of Firefox can only use 4GB of address space which although 'good enough' for most applications can't handle large Web applications as effortlessly as the 64-bit version. 

Updating Firefox to 64-bit makes the browser future-proof on Windows, an OS that ships with its own branded browser, aka Edge in Windows 10.

Mozilla has reiterated that since the 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows offers limited support for plugins currently, some websites -- that need plugins - will be incompatible on the new browser.

Moving on, Firefox update version 43 aims to strengthen the new Tracking Protection feature in Private Browsing, which was first introduced in version 42. All versions of Firefox can now choose a strict blocklist for Web trackers. "A basic protection list is on by default in Private Browsing with Tracking Protection and it shields against many ad, analytics and social trackers. 

If you want increased protection from tracking, Firefox now allows you to choose a 'strict' protection blocklist which will block additional content trackers such as those often found in video, photo and embeddable content. Choosing this list comes with a tradeoff because Disconnect has received reports from users of some sites not working properly and in some cases being unusable, when this 'strict' list is used," according to Mozilla.

Firefox for Android on the other hand brings in tab audio indicators, a feature that was earlier brought to desktop. This means users on Android will now know which tabs are producing sound.

Battlefield 4 Legacy Operations DLC is Here And its Free

Last year, Dice the developers of Battlefield, asked fans what map from the previous titles they would want to see in Battlefield 4. After going through the thousands of responses, it was revealed in November that the map to make a come back in Battlefield 4 would be Dragon Valley. Now the wait is over; the most-demanded map is here and its free.

The classic Battlefield 2 map, Dragon Valley was one of the biggest maps of the game with a massive number of flags and repairable bridges. Dice has done an excellent job to bring it back; and as if that wasn't enough, it has made it even better. The map still features the repairable bridges and a bucket load of flags however, now with the addition of better draw distance, dynamic cloud cover and a Rush mode; the overall game experience is a whole lot more enjoyable.

The dynamic cloud cover lets players have intense dogfights while also shrouding the ground forces from aerial threats. That’s not all; since Dragon Valley is a massive map, Dice managed to include the Battlefield 3 map, Noshahr Canals. This map is located inside the second harbour area to let players enjoy the most-played death match map in the entire series, all over again.

Apart from adding new features and getting the most out of its Frostbite 3 engine, Dice has also added a patch to make improvements to gameplay and animations. The DLC is now available for the PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Opt in to keep 15GB OneDrive storage

Several weeks ago, Microsoft announced that it would be cutting down storage for its free OneDrive cloud service.

The company announced that it would drop its 15GB limit to just 5GBs next year, much to the annoyance of users.

The decision saw users vent their anger, with a plea to "give us back our storage" quickly shooting up Microsoft's UserVoice community page.

Now, Microsoft has revealed a way to keep your limit in place, Windows Central reported.

You'll need to visit a link on the OneDrive website, logging in by January to keep your limit in place.

"If you also have the 15 GB camera roll bonus, you'll be able to keep that as well," Microsoft confirmed on its UserVoice page.

Still, it's rather disappointing to see Microsoft cut down free storage limits, when Google Drive maintains its 15GB limit.

Lumia 950, XL now in South Africa

Microsoft Mobile has officially launched the Lumia 950 and 950XL in South Africa.

The 950 possesses a Snapdragon 808 chipset and a 5.2-inch 2560x1440 display. On the other hand, the 950XL features a Snapdragon 810 processor and a 5.7-inch 2560x1440 display.

Otherwise, the devices share 3GBs of RAM, a 20MP OIS-enabled camera and 5MP selfie shooter.

The phones also have 32GBs of expandable storage and are the first Windows 10 Mobile devices in the country.

But arguably the two most innovative features are the iris scanner and the Continuum feature for desktop-like computing.

The Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL are available for a recommended retail price of R10 548 for the Lumia 950 and R11 499 for the Lumia 950XL.

Microsoft has also launched its Microsoft Store in the country, offering Lumia devices and Xbox hardware. However, those hoping for Surface tablets are out of luck for now.