Apple reported app downloads of almost 3 billion apps in December, making it a record month for its App Store, which offers 1 million apps for its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices.

It competes with devices based on Google Inc's Android system and phones and tablets based on Microsoft Corp software.

(Reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

Stocks treated in this article : Microsoft Corporation, Apple Inc., Google Inc