WhatCable doesn't just take the cable's word for it

Every review of WhatCable lands on the same caveat. Some cables lie about what they can do, so an app that reads a cable can be fooled. That's true. It's also half the story, and the other half is the part that makes WhatCable worth having. Here's the distinction. What a cable claims vs what the link actually does A USB-C cable with an e-marker chip carries a small block of self-description. Rated…