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betakit.com — Online group wholesale provider OrderWithMe, based in China and Houston, today announced a new partnership with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten that will see OrderWithMe reach a potential new market of 38,000 retailers. That should help the startup considerably with its goals of growing internationally, after a promising start helping U.S.

betakit.com — Every year, there are countless academic papers published in every discipline, and graduate students and professors are constantly trying to tap into academic research from new authors around the world. Atlanta-based startup Scholrly is trying to make searching for and identifying relevant academic research easier with its new search engine for academics.

betakit.com — New York-based Qwiki is broadening its appeal significantly today via the launch of its Creator publishing platform, a tool anyone can use to create Qwiki's signature interactive online stories, which can be composed of video, images, maps, real-time tweets and voice-over narration.

betakit.com — More and more doctors are recognizing the positive impact that technology can have on their practice. In fact, a study released last week by Manhattan Research revealed that the usage of tablets among American physicians has nearly doubled from 35 percent adoption in 2011 to 62 percent in 2012.

betakit.com — Leap Motion is a 3D controller that made its public debut this week, after two years of work on the device, during which time founders Michael Buckwald and David Holz raised $14.55 million in funding.

betakit.com — Cincinnati-based DotLoop is trying to eliminate the necessity for hard copy transaction documents, first in the real estate industry and eventually in any industry that relies on lots of paper. Today the company is announcing $7 million in Series A funding from Trinity Ventures, and will use the funding to open a new office in San Francisco and add to the team.

betakit.com — In a typical classroom there may be several students who work at a higher grade level, and several who work at a lower one. Student don't learn at the same pace, so their individual needs are often neglected because teachers can't create personalized lesson plans for every student and work with them directly on what they're struggling with, or challenge them.

betakit.com — There are many travel sites that help travelers book flights and hotels in countries around the world. But for travelers looking to book ground travel, including buses and trains, it can often be a very offline process, and one that's difficult if you don't know the local language.