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Apple is now selling the iPhone without an AT&T contract or ID at any Apple Store in the United States.

Gizmodo received a copy of the internal documentation that reads, “Effective immediately, customers purchasing iPhone as device only at full price are no longer required to have an AT&T account or provide a form of ID. Device only full price iPhone slaes are limited to one per person per day.”

The price is $499 for the iPhone 3G 8GB, $599 for the iPhone 3GS 16GB, and $699 for the 32GB model.

Of course, these devices will be sold with the latest baseband which is not yet unlockable; however, you can use RedSn0w to perform a tethered jailbreak.

Erica Sadun has posted her ’9 Ways Apple Could Improve the App Store’, in a blog posting on TUAW.

Through talking with developers, I’ve assembled a list of items that Apple might yet look into and implement. They range from issues arising from iPad development and deployment, to longer-standing items that would benefit the entire store. Here, then, is a list of nine suggestions for improving the App Store experience for iPhone OS developers.

1. Offer In-App Purchase Promo Codes
2. Offer device-specific iPhone archive files (.ipa files)
3. Create application families and introduce “Complete My App”
4. Offer Paid Upgrades
5. Introduce an unreviewed beta program
6. Provide a public list of known rules and common-sense rejects
7. Offer Project Managers for the “Unannointed”
8. Add video previews as well as screen shots
9. Allow developers to sell their applications — to other developers