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When iTunes and iOS don't agree on how much free space an iPhone has When it comes to available space, my iPhone says one thing, but iTunes says another. And it's maddening. 3 COMMENTS Kirk McElhearn  |  @mcelhearn Senior Contributor, Macworld Aug 26, 2016 4:00 AM I recently checked my iPhone’s Storage & iCloud Usage settings, and it said that I didn’t have a lot of space left. On this 64GB device—which, according to the iPhone, only really has 55.5GB—there was only 696MB available. But then I synced the iPhone with iTunes. The latter showed me how much free space it thought I had: 2.68GB. And it also said that the iPhone’s capacity is 55.7GB, or 200MB more than what the phone itself says. Is my iPhone crying “Wolf?” I sync my iPhone often enough that I generally have an idea when I’m about to run out of free space. I try to leave at least 1 or 2GB free so I can add a bunch of new music when I want, or download some new apps o...

WhatsApp's New User Terms Signal It's Finally Ready to Make Some Money HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp will start sharing numbers for better ads on Facebook It's also exploring ways for businesses to connect with users Instead of an SMS, your bank updates could come on WhatsApp On Thursday, WhatsApp updated its terms of service and privacy policy to say that it will finally start sharing user data  with Facebook, which  bought the messaging app  for 19 billion dollars back in 2014. Although WhatsApp promises that users will still not see any ads within the app itself, your WhatsApp information could be used for better targeting of ads and showing “You may also know” profiles on Facebook. Reading through the updated terms, it's clear that this is just one small change, and that WhatsApp is actually looking to become a very different platform now. ( Also see :  How to Stop WhatsApp From Sharing Your Details With Facebook ) WhatsApp has rewritten its l...

Samsung Galaxy Note7 battery life test The Galaxy S6/Note5 generation was a bit short on battery capacity, but this year Samsung did better. The Galaxy S7 has as big a battery as the Note5 (3,000mAh) and the new Samsung Galaxy Note7  got an even bigger battery, 3,500mAh.     Galaxy Note7 battery life: Exynos 8890 version • Snapdragon 820 version So, what's battery life like? Better than the Note5, sometimes much better. Battery capacity is up around 16% and improvements in battery life are on that scale too. Endurance Sort by Label Sort by Value Expand Galaxy S7 edge (Exynos) 98 Galaxy Note7 (Exynos) 90 Galaxy S7 edge (Snapdragon) 87 Galaxy Note5 (Exynos) 85 Galaxy Note7 (Snapdragon) 81 Endurance (Always On screen) Sort by Label Sort by Value Expand Galaxy S7 edge (Exynos) 67 Galaxy S7 edge (Snapdragon) 63 Galaxy Note7 (Exynos) 59 Galaxy Note7 (Snapdragon) 55 There are two versions of the Galaxy Note7 and we tested both - the one w...