Technically, the international standard "megabyte" (MB) is 1000^2 bytes.   
If you want 2^20 bytes, that is a "mebibyte" (MiB).

On Friday, April 11, 2014 12:30:11 AM UTC-4, Ivar Nesje wrote:
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> Note that hard disc manufacturers use 1000^2 (it makes disks look bigger), 
> and Apple has followed their example in OSX.

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