1. A handheld gaming device comprising: a display; a processor coupled to the display; a hard disk drive memory coupled to the processor, the hard disk drive being divided into a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion; and a second memory coupled to the processor, the second memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations of a handheld gaming device as well as non-game related functions, comprising: executing a first access policy that restricts access to the first portion of the hard disk drive memory to data associated with a gaming application executable on the handheld gaming device; executing a second access policy that restricts access to the second portion of the hard disk drive memory to data associated with state and configuration information; and executing a third access policy that restricts access to the third portion of the hard disk drive memory to data associated with non-game related information comprising at least one of calendar information, a personal appointment, an address, an instant message, or an email message.