Abstract: A method and an apparatus for managing an application are provided. A method of managing an electronic device includes deleting an application, detecting entering of an icon edit mode, and displaying an icon of the deleted application when in the icon edit mode.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device for controlling a virtual keypad are provided. The method for displaying the virtual keypad of the electronic device includes detecting execution of an application allowing text input, detecting at least one touch subject within a threshold distance of a touch screen, and when detecting at least one touch subject within the threshold distance of the touch screen, displaying a virtual keypad.

Abstract: A method usable by an electronic device executes at least one application operating a first camera and a second camera and determines whether an image acquired by the second camera is shaded by an object obscuring a portion of the acquired second camera image. In response to a determination the acquired second camera image is shaded, the method displays on a preview screen an image acquired by the first camera.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus and method for providing a video call in a portable terminal. The method includes displaying a plurality of first image data in a predetermined first area; transmitting the a plurality of the first image data; receiving a plurality of second image data from another portable terminal; and displaying the plurality of the second image data in a predetermined second area.

Abstract: A data storage and retrieval method of an electronic device is provided. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for retrieving data through a contact application in the electronic device are provided. The method for retrieving data in the electronic device includes generating tagging data including added tag information when data is stored in the electronic device by executing a first application, storing the tagging data, updating a tagging data table which contains tagging data information, executing a second application, and when a search word for data retrieval is input, retrieving and outputting tagging data including the same tag information as the search word.

Abstract: An information managing method and a mobile device adapted to the method are provided. When the mobile device operates in a style hub mode to manage a style serving as the environment of the mobile device, at least one piece of style information serving as a basic property forming the style is created. When a style registration is selected, the created style information is uploaded to a style sharing network connected to the mobile device. Users can set the environment of their mobile devices to a desired environment.