Mobile phones, for example, have taken over the alarm function.

移动电话，举个例子，已经取代了闹钟的功能了。

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Even so, he thinks novel approaches such as mobile-based validation may "harden the target", just as a burglar alarm makes your home somewhat trickier to rob.

即便如此，他也认为，像基于手机的验证技术等新方法可以“使目标更坚固”，就像防盗报警器多少会使你家变得难偷一点。

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People often don't own watches or alarm clocks because they rely upon their mobile phones to wake themselves up.

很少有人再使用手表或者闹钟了，他们一般用手机定时来叫醒自己”。

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As the two pilgrims tiptoed back into the room designated as our office space, Mohammed's mobile phone alarm started off a shrill tune.

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Jayne McCubbin, BBC correspondent at the scene, said the family tried to raise the alarm but "there is no mobile phone signal in this area".

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One survey does not a trend make, but a recent poll by mobile customer research firm On Device should raise the alarm in Cupertino.

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