Safari stops loading: just hanging

Safari starts loading and then just hangs half-way. I have tried resetting the cache, updating etc. but nothing seems to stop this from happening. Used Chrome and it seemed to works fine: pages load fast, no hanging.
What is happening to Safari?

I have same problem!
Using MacBookPro mid 2012 2.9HGz Intel Core i7 8 GB memory, 750GB HD
with OSX 10.8.4 and Safari 6.0.5.

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Adding DNS codes to your Network Settings, should gives good results in terms of speed-up:
Open System Preferences/Network. Double click on your connection type, or select it in the drop-down menu. Click on TCP/IP and in the box marked 'DNS Servers' enter the following two numbers:
208.67.222.222
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(An explanation of why that is both safe and a good idea can be read here: http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/opendsn-what-is-opendns-why-required-2/2587 / )
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Click on Apply Now and close the window.
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Good news: Thank-you for the quick reply
Bad news: it didn't help.
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